[BAA Comets] Tail rays from 2014Q2

[Peter Carson]

Hi All,
I imaged 2014Q2 last night from here in Essex and captured multiple tail rays. See my image at http://www.astromania.co.uk/2014Q2_20150116_2042_PCarson.jpg
I'm a simple observer and imager and I think I understand the basics of what forms the ion tail and that fluctuations in the solar wind cause waves and disturbances in the tail structure we see. But what causes so many multiple strands to the ion tail all of which have a slightly different path away from the comet nucleus?

Peter Carson