{"id":26296,"date":"2026-07-22T15:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petrhoralek.com\/?p=26296"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:55:16","slug":"speared-comet-tempel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petrhoralek.com\/?p=26296","title":{"rendered":"Speared Comet Tempel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speared Comet Tempel<\/p><\/div>\n

Here she comes, the periodic comet 10P\/Tempel 2<\/a> returns to the Sun on 2nd August 2026. But there is more. Just last few days, the comet offered unusual view to its razor trail, a pancake of gravel-sized debris<\/a> that has settled into the comet’s orbit over thousands of years. This differs from a tail, which is a young spray of fresh gas and dust in many directions. Not every comet can show such a structure, not everyone was even witness of it. So I am truly happy that I was able to capture it as the weather offered me on 21\/22 July 2026, just after midnight UTC.<\/p>\n

Used Nikon Z6III, Tamron 70-200mm@200mm, f2.8, ISO 3200, 288x30s, tracked on Vixen Polarie U.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here she comes, the periodic comet 10P\/Tempel 2 returns to the Sun on 2nd August 2026. But there is more. Just last few days, the comet offered unusual view to its razor trail, a pancake of gravel-sized debris that has settled into the comet’s orbit over thousands of years. This differs from a tail, which…
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