Comet Hale-Bopp

eso_eso9627a May 20th, 1996

Credit: ESO

False-colour image of Comet Hale-Bopp. The central part has been further processed as to show the asymmetrical component; here an enormous dust jet, emanating northwards of the nucleus, is clearly visible.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9627a/

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: Comet Hale-Bopp
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Comet

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	MPG-2.2m (EFOSC2)	Optical (R)	-

ID: eso9627a
Subject Category: A.2.2
Subject Name: Comet Hale-Bopp
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 1996-05-20T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9627a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes: N/A

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: EFOSC2
Color Assignment: Pseudocolor

Band: Optical
Bandpass: R
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Reference Dimension: 590.0, 566.0

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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: eso9627a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9627a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:27:19.356240
Metadata Version: 1.1

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