Comet Austin develops an ion tail
Comet Austin develops an ion tail. This photo is a reproduction of a photographic plate, obtained with the ESO Schmidt telescope at La Silla in the evening of February 24, 1990 (Feb. 25.0 Universal Time). It was made on blue-sensitive emulsion during evening twilight, only 15 degrees above the horizon. The telescope was set to follow the comet's motion; this is why the images of stars are trailed. The reproduction has been photographically amplified to bring out better the details in the faint tails.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9004a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 March 1990 |
| Related releases: | eso9004 |
| Size: | 1752 x 1281 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet Austin |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Tail • X - Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |
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