55P/Tempel-Tuttle image of the day

February 12, 1998, 10:10 UT.


Image comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle

Credit & Copyright: National Astronomical Observatory, Japan. 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
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