Bright comet 1995 Q1

This image of the bright comet 1995 Q1, was a direct 20 second exposure, made through a red filtre at UT 23:45 on August 19. It shows the elongated coma and the beginning of a very long, narrow ion tail in the SE direction, twisting under the action of the solar wind. Several streamers are also visible near the head in this general direction. The field of the frame is 9.1 x 9.1 arcminutes and the exposure was made while the telescope was tracking the comet.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso9514a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:20. August 1995
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9514
Größe:355 x 342 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Comet 1995 Q1
Typ:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Kategorie:Solar System

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Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
R
New Technology Telescope
EMMI

Exposure time: 20s