Spectacular Jet in Comet Hale-Bopp
This false-colour image of the large jet now observed in bright comet Hale-Bopp is a computer-enhanced version of a near-IR CCD-frame. It was obtained on August 31 1995 with the multi-mode DFOSC instrument at the Danish 1.5-m telescope on La Silla by Emilio Molinari from Osservatorio di Brera, Milano-Merate, Italy. On this photo, North is up and East is to the left. One pixel measures 0.5 arcsec and the circular field has a diameter of 65 arcsec. The intensity scale is indicated with the colour bar at the bottom; the intensity increases towards the right
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9522a |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 1 September 1995 |
| Related releases: | eso9522 |
| Size: | 520 x 589 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet Hale-Bopp |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet • X - Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
Images
Wallpapers
