Fragment B of comet SW-3

eso_eso0615a April 25th, 2006

Credit: ESO

Image of the broken fragments surrounding Fragment B of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 observed with FORS1 on ESO's VLT in four filters (B, V, R, and I). As the telescope was tracking the comet, the stars appear as coloured trails, indicating the order in which the comet was observed in the different filters. North is up and East is to the left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0615a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Comet

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (FORS1)	Infrared (I)	768.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	657.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	554.0 nm
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (B)	420.0 nm

ID: eso0615a
Subject Category: A.2.2
Subject Name: Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2006-04-25T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0615a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes: N/A

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
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Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, R, V, B
Central Wavelength: 768, 657, 554, 420

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Reference Dimension: 1957.0, 1956.0

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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0615a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0615a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2008-12-19T11:41:06+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.0

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