Press Releases 2007

ESO PR Photo 05a/07

Comet McNaught and ATs

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The Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 16 January 2007 from Paranal. Two of the four VLTI Auxiliary Telescopes are seen in the foreground.

ESO PR Photo 05b/07

'Old Tails'

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The extended tail of Comet McNaught, seen from Paranal, observed in the evening of 18 January 2007, when the comet was setting behind the Pacific Ocean. The planet Venus is visible in the lower right of the image.

ESO PR Photo 05c/07

The Comet and the Telescopes

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The extended tail of Comet McNaught, seen from Paranal, observed in the evening of 18 January 2007, when the comet was setting behind the Pacific Ocean. In the foreground: one of the VLT Unit Telescope and two Auxiliary Telescopes.

ESO PR Photo 05d/07

Comet McNaught

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The Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 16 January 2007 from Paranal. The comet's image gets bent through the atmosphere and cloud layers.

ESO PR Photo 05e/07

A Cometary 'Aurora'

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The 'old tails' from Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 17 January 2007 from Paranal, when the comet had just set. The outcome resembles an aurora.

ESO PR Photo 05f/07

Comet McNaught

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The 'old tails' from Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 17 January 2007 from Paranal, when the comet had just set. The outcome resembles an aurora. In the foreground: one of the VLT Unit Telescope and three Auxiliary Telescopes.

ESO PR Photo 05g/07

Comet McNaught

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The Comet McNaught observed in the evening of 17 January 2007 from Paranal.

ESO PR Photo 05h/07

Comet McNaught

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Comet McNaught above Santiago, Chile. This image is copyright Stephane Guisard and can only be used with his permission.

ESO PR Photo 05i/07

Comet McNaught

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Comet McNaught over the Pacific. This image is copyright Sebastian Deiries.