Broken fragments of Comet SW-3

Image of the broken fragments surrounding Fragment B of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 observed with FORS1 on ESO's VLT in three filters (B - blue, V - green, and R - red). As the telescope was tracking the comet, the stars appear as coloured trails, indicating the order in which the comet was observed in the different filters. As less filters have been used for this image, that zooms-in on the fragments, the colours appear different than on the ESO Press Photo eso0615.

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ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0615b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:25 Aprile 2006
Notizie relative:eso0615
Dimensione:1413 x 1311 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Tipo:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Categoria:Solar System

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Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Ottico
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Ottico
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Ottico
R
Very Large Telescope
FORS1