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Animation of a comet's tailA comet tail—and —are features visible in comets when they are illuminated by the Sun and may become visible from when a passes through the inner. As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them.
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Separate tails are formed of dust and gases, becoming visible through different phenomena; the dust reflects sunlight directly and the gases glow from. Most comets are too faint to be visible without the aid of a, but a few each decade become bright enough to be visible to the. A comet's orbit showing the different directions of the gas and dust tails as the comet passes the SunIn the outer, comets remain frozen and are extremely difficult or impossible to detect from Earth due to their small size. Statistical detections of inactive comet nuclei in the have been reported from the observations, but these detections have been questioned, and have not yet been independently confirmed. As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them. The streams of and gas thus released form a huge, extremely tenuous atmosphere around the comet called the, and the force exerted on the coma by the Sun's and cause an enormous tail to form, which points away from the Sun.The streams of dust and gas each form their own distinct tail, pointing in slightly different directions.
The tail of dust is left behind in the comet's orbit in such a manner that it often forms a curved tail called the, only when it seems that it is directed towards the Sun. At the same time, the ion tail, made of gases, always points along the streamlines of the solar wind as it is strongly affected by the magnetic field of the plasma of the solar wind. The ion tail follows the magnetic field lines rather than an orbital trajectory. Viewing from the Earth may sometimes mean the tails appear to point in opposite directions. Size While the solid nucleus of comets is generally less than 50 km across, the coma may be larger than the Sun, and ion tails have been observed to extend 3.8 (570; 350 × 10 ^ 6 ).The made an unexpected pass through the tail of the comet (Comet McNaught), on February 3, 2007. Evidence of the encounter was published in the October 1, 2007, issue of. Magnetosphere The observation of antitails contributed significantly to the discovery of.
The ion tail is the result of radiation ejecting electrons off particles in the coma. Once the particles have been ionised, they form a plasma which in turn induces a around the comet. The comet and its induced magnetic field form an obstacle to outward flowing solar wind particles.
The comet is supersonic relative to the solar wind, so a is formed upstream of the comet (i.e. Facing the Sun), in the flow direction of the solar wind. In this bow shock, large concentrations of cometary ions (called 'pick-up ions') congregate and act to 'load' the solar magnetic field with.
The field lines 'drape' around the comet forming the ion tail. (This is similar to the formation of planetary magnetospheres.)Tail loss. Comet Encke loses its tailIf the ion tail loading is sufficient, then the magnetic field lines are squeezed together to the point where, at some distance along the ion tail, occurs. This leads to a 'tail disconnection event'.
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I never knew that the famed civil rights activist had written a piece of post-apocalyptic fiction! This public-domain piece is also available online, here:A low-level bank employee is busy with a seemingly-unenviable task in the vaults when the Earth whisks through the tail of a comet. The astronomical event was predicted; its effects were not.
When the man emerges from the sealed-off depths of the bank, he is shocked to find that it seems that he may be the last man on Earth: everyone aroun I never knew that the famed civil rights activist had written a piece of post-apocalyptic fiction! This public-domain piece is also available online, here:A low-level bank employee is busy with a seemingly-unenviable task in the vaults when the Earth whisks through the tail of a comet. The astronomical event was predicted; its effects were not. When the man emerges from the sealed-off depths of the bank, he is shocked to find that it seems that he may be the last man on Earth: everyone around him has succumbed to toxic vapors from the passing comet.The language the piece is written in is rather florid and overwrought, to the present-day reader. However, the point of the story is clearly impassioned and still-valuable, even today. DuBois was primarily concerned with human rights, not fiction, and this is a story with a message: The bank vault survivor is a black man, and he discovers another survivor: a wealthy white woman.
The two are as far from each other as can be, according to social rules of race, gender and class. Yet, with all those things stripped away, for a brief moment they relate to each other as simply two human individuals: equals.
Until, unexpectedly, the outside world comes crashing back in with some joy, but also terrible tragedy. I'm extremely glad to have read this.Later thought:I've been asked many times: What is the appeal of post-apocalyptic fiction? I think DuBois cuts right to the heart of it, here. The question at the core of much of this genre is: What would we be, if everything we take for granted was stripped away?Often, authors answer that question with 'barbaric and terrible in oh so many ways.'
DuBois has a different answer, and I think his has much truth to it. The world has ended in a rather bizarre manner. You see death in it's bleakest most disturbing forms. Humans, lifeless, lay everywhere. Piles of them.The comet set up was quick, it's execution more so.
The stories tension lies not in the comet or the death it brings, but the race relations between our main character and the other living soul he comes across.W.E. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and e The world has ended in a rather bizarre manner. You see death in it's bleakest most disturbing forms. Humans, lifeless, lay everywhere. Piles of them.The comet set up was quick, it's execution more so.
The stories tension lies not in the comet or the death it brings, but the race relations between our main character and the other living soul he comes across.W.E. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor, so this angle isn't a surprise.In an end of the world story, I want more. I expected more with this. We can get this race relations set up in any old story. It didn't work for me. It seemed forced.
Like everything around it (the comet and all) was lightly applied window dressing. That isn't what I want in an end of the world story. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,This was sooo good! I was shocked to find out the DuBois wrote a sci-fi short story, so I had to hunt it down.
It is really well-done, blending the horror of an apocalyptic sci-fi story with pointed reminders of the racism that defines our society. For one moment, that racism is transcended with the seeming end of humanity. Only to reassert itself in ugly ways.(Note that I reading this in 'The Big Book of Science Fiction,' ed. By Ann & Jeff Vandermeer (2016). This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it,This is a great story in and of itself. That it was written by WEB DuBois! And has cars only makes it better.
It is an example of what literary scholars call 'Afrofuturism.' I don't want to include spoilers, but it's short and in the 'end of the world' genre. There's a Model T reference, they race around in a Stutz (as I recall) and we hear a car horn at a critical moment.If you like sci-fi, if you are interested in DuBois, or you like a good story, read it. The Comet – W. Du BoisExcellent story exposing racial prejudice. The hero is not what the people expected, and therefore remains disdained.Book introduction:“Social and political issues also peer out from science fiction from the start. 'The Comet' (1920) isn't just a story about an impending science-fictional catastrophe but also the start of a conversation about race relations and a proto-Afro-futurist tale.” (p.xvi)Introduction:“The stor The Comet – W.
Du BoisExcellent story exposing racial prejudice. The hero is not what the people expected, and therefore remains disdained.Book introduction:“Social and political issues also peer out from science fiction from the start. 'The Comet' (1920) isn't just a story about an impending science-fictional catastrophe but also the start of a conversation about race relations and a proto-Afro-futurist tale.” (p.xvi)Introduction:“The story presents a rare early nonwhite science fiction perspective.” (p53)'The Comet' (1920) story:“He stood a moment on the steps of the bank, watching the human river that swirled down Broadway.” (p54)“'Yesterday they would not have served me.' ” (p56)“Yesterday, he thought with bitterness, she would scarcely have looked at him twice. He would have been dirt beneath her silken feet.” (p56)“For the first time she seemed to realize that she was alone in the world with a stranger, with something more than a stranger–with a man alien in blood and culture–unknown, perhaps unknowable.” (p58)“All nature slept until–until, and quick with the same startling thought, they looked into each other’s eyes–he, ashen, and she, crimson, with unspoken thought. To both, the vision of a mighty beauty–of vast, unspoken things, swelled in their souls; but they put it away.” (p59)“'The Lord is the Maker of them all.' 'Yes,' she said slowly; 'and how foolish our human distinctions seem.'
'Yes – I was not – human, yesterday,' he said.” (p59)“'Death, the leveler!' He muttered.” (p60)“'Who was saved?'
'A white girl and a nigger – there she goes.' Let's lynch the damned -'Shut up – he's all right – he saved her.' He had no business -'” (p61)Closing lines:“'Jim!' He whirled and, with a sob of joy, caught her in his arms.” (p61)-. Du Bois was one of the foremost intellectuals of his time, and one of the most influential black men in American history. 'The Souls of Black Folk' is an exceptional collection of essays on racism in America written with remarkable insight and knowledge, serving as a historical text alongside a didactic one.This short story does not reach the same heights.
It's well-written and the characters are sympathetic, but the main point regarding racism is driven home in a heavy-handed W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the foremost intellectuals of his time, and one of the most influential black men in American history. 'The Souls of Black Folk' is an exceptional collection of essays on racism in America written with remarkable insight and knowledge, serving as a historical text alongside a didactic one.This short story does not reach the same heights.
It's well-written and the characters are sympathetic, but the main point regarding racism is driven home in a heavy-handed manner. I would have liked to see it develop more naturally, through subtle character interactions rather than overt symbolism, which I felt cheapened the story. In 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, pronounced 'doo-boyz') was born in Massachusetts.
He attended Fisk College in Nashville, then earned his BA in 1890 and his MS in 1891 from Harvard. Du Bois studied at the University of Berlin, then earned his doctorate in history from Harvard in 1894. He taught economics and history at Atlanta University from 1897-1910. The Souls of Black In 1868, W.E.B.
Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, pronounced 'doo-boyz') was born in Massachusetts. He attended Fisk College in Nashville, then earned his BA in 1890 and his MS in 1891 from Harvard. Du Bois studied at the University of Berlin, then earned his doctorate in history from Harvard in 1894. He taught economics and history at Atlanta University from 1897-1910. The Souls of Black Folk (1903) made his name, in which he urged black Americans to stand up for their educational and economic rights. Du Bois was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and edited the NAACP's official journal, 'Crisis,' from 1910 to 1934. Du Bois turned 'Crisis' into the foremost black literary journal.
The black nationalist expanded his interests to global concerns, and is called the 'father of Pan-Africanism' for organizing international black congresses.Although he used some religious metaphor and expressions in some of his books and writings, Du Bois called himself a freethinker. In 'On Christianity,' a posthumously published essay, Du Bois critiqued the black church: ' The theology of the average colored church is basing itself far too much upon 'Hell and Damnation'—upon an attempt to scare people into being decent and threatening them with the terrors of death and punishment. We are still trained to believe a good deal that is simply childish in theology.
The outward and visible punishment of every wrong deed that men do, the repeated declaration that anything can be gotten by anyone at any time by prayer.' Du Bois became a member of the Communist Party and officially repudiated his U.S. Citizenship at the end of his life, dying in his adopted country of Ghana.