eso_eso9212b August 18th, 1992
Credit: ESO and Palomar Observatory
This image shows Minor Planet (4015) = Comet Wilson–Harrington on a blue- (12 min) plate, obtained on November 19, 1949, with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar. The image was enhanced at the ESO photographic laboratory in Garching in order to better show the tail.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9212b/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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