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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