Comet Halley's multiple tails

Eso_eso8607a_1024

eso_eso8607a March 6th, 1986

Credit: ESO

Comet Halley's multiple tails (February 22). (ESO Press Photo eso8607; Colour) This image was taken using a special custom-made telescope which was dismantled shortly after the comet went away.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8607a/

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 Halley
Subject - Solar System
Interplanetary Body > Comet > Tail

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Other (None) Optical (B) 426.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Eso_eso8607a_1280
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ID
eso8607a
Subject Category
A.2.2.3  
Subject Name
Comet Halley
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1986-03-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8607a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Other
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
B
Central Wavelength
426
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1332.0, 1701.0
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
eso8607a
Metadata Date
2009-12-10T21:46:26+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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