1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua)
Combining many images obtained through different filters allowed astronomers to measure the colour of the object. As the telescope tracked the moving asteroid (the dot at the very centre), the stars appear many times, forming trails.
Credit:ESO/K. Meech et al.
About the Image
Id: | rama171025_gri_cc |
Type: | Planetary |
Release date: | 23 November 2017, 13:37 |
Size: | 1706 x 992 px |
About the Object
Name: | 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) |
Type: | Milky Way : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
Category: | Stars |