The Comet's Anti-Tail

136. Explanation of the Comet’s Tail Appearance

We apply this demonstration to air-aether globules.

These gradually get smaller from the sphere of Saturn on the line CH down to the Sun, as stated above.

Consequently, the rays of light there at HC are not bent.

The only difference is that the rays of light are:

greatly bent or diverted in one direction
bent gradually more and more the smaller the globules that they pass through become

For example:

S is the Sun
2345 is the circle that the Earth draws each year, taking its course from 2 to 3 to 4
DEFGH is the sphere where the air-aether globules heaven cease to be equal and begin diminishing down to the Sun
- This sphere, I said above, is not totally circular but rather much flatter towards the poles than the Ecliptic
C is a Comet situated beyond Saturn in our solar system

The rays of the Sun that go towards this comet reflect back towards the sphere DEFGH.

Most of those that meet this sphere at right angles at point F pass straight on towards 3.

But others bend somewhat around the line F3, as towards 2 and 4.

Most of those which meet it obliquely at point G also pass straight on towards 4

The others bend much more towards 3 – towards the center of the sphere

These do not reach the circle 2345, but that those which bend toward the center of the sphere do reach it.

Finally, those which meet this sphere towards E or D partly go straight, and partly bend.

This means the following:

If the Earth is at 3, we see this Comet with a hair or coma equally scattered on all sides.

This is because the strongest rays that come in a straight line from F towards 3 represent its body.

The other weaker rays that are diverted and also come from G and E towards 3 show this hair.

This type of Comet has been called “Rose”.

We see its coma through all the curved rays passing between the lines CE2 and CD2 which converge towards 2

If the Earth is at 4, we see the Comet through the rays that follow the straight line CG4.

Its coma or tail extends towards a single side through the curved rays that come from H and all the other places between G and H towards 4

The only difference in this case is that when the Earth is at 2, this Comet will appear in the morning with its coma appearing to precede it.

When the Earth is at 4, the Comet will be seen in the evening with a tail that it will drag behind itself.

If the Earth is near point 5, we will not be able to see the comet because the Sun will be in the way.

We will only see a part of its tail or hair, which will appear as a chevron of fire.

It will be visible either in the evening or in the morning depending on whether the Earth is closer to 4 or 2.

Thus, if it is exactly at 5, equally distant from those two others, the comet will perhaps show us 2 fire chevrons:

This is through the curved rays that come from H and D towards 5.

I say perhaps because if the comet is not very large, its rays will be so curved.

They will not be strong enough to be seen by our eyes.