Comet Austin develops an ion tail

Eso_eso9004a_1024

eso_eso9004a March 2nd, 1990

Credit: ESO

Comet Austin develops an ion tail. This photo is a reproduction of a photographic plate, obtained with the ESO Schmidt telescope at La Silla in the evening of February 24, 1990 (Feb. 25.0 Universal Time). It was made on blue-sensitive emulsion during evening twilight, only 15 degrees above the horizon. The telescope was set to follow the comet's motion; this is why the images of stars are trailed. The reproduction has been photographically amplified to bring out better the details in the faint tails.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9004a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, 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
Comet Austin
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Tail

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale ESO-1m (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso9004a
Subject Category
A.2.2   A.2.2.3  
Subject Name
Comet Austin
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1990-03-02T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9004a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
B
Central Wavelength
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)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Zeutschel Omniscan 11
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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso9004a
Metadata Date
2009-12-10T21:25:57+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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