APOD: Earth, Clouds, Sky, Comet

Found by clicking the link for a random APOD, this picture was posted on April 3rd in 1997. The focus of this pretty picture is a comet. A common misconception is that comet tails follow the comet, which is true but not always. Due to the comet's rotation- they shed dust and gas equally in all directions.

                                                      http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/random_apod.html