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
About the Image
| Id: | eso0705f |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 19 January 2007 |
| Related releases: | eso0705 |
| Size: | 4304 x 2690 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet McNaught, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal Solar System |
