55P/Tempel-Tuttle image of the day
February 09, 1998, 10:36 UT.
Credit & Copyright:
National Astronomical
Observatory Japan (NAOJ). Courtesy: H. Fukushima and T. Sekiguchi.
This image was taken using the NAOJ 50cm reflector (F7.3) with a CCD camera and a
red filter. A rotational
gradient was applied to bring out the comet tail.
Last updated: February 13, 1998
P. Jenniskens