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A cometary "aurora" at Paranal
The 'old tails' from Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 17 January 2007 from Paranal, when the comet had just set. The outcome resembles an aurora. In the foreground : one of the VLT Unit Telescope and three Auxiliary Telescopes.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0705f |
| Type: | Fotografisch |
| Publicatiedatum: | 19 januari 2007 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0705 |
| Grootte: | 4304 x 2690 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Comet McNaught, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Categorie: | Paranal Solar System |
