Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble image 3

Esahubble_heic0718g_1024

esahubble_heic0718g November 15th, 2007

Credit: NASA,ESA, and H. Weaver (The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)

This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals Comet Holmes's bright core. It shows the coma, the cloud of dust and gas encircling the comet. The image was taken 4 Nov.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0718g/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
17P/Holmes
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (R) 675.0 nm
Grayscale Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 555.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Grayscale
Esahubble_heic0718g_1280
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ID
heic0718g
Subject Category
A.2.2  
Subject Name
17P/Holmes
Credits
NASA,ESA, and H. Weaver (The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
Release Date
2007-11-15T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0718g/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V
Central Wavelength
675, 555
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0718g
Metadata Date
2019-08-22T06:14:39.603703
Metadata Version
1.1
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