A spectrum of comet Hale-Bopp

shows such a spectrum, after it has been subjected to preliminary image processing. It is based on a Hale-Bopp spectrum, obtained in the morning of September 5, 1995, by visiting astronomer Birgitta Nordström (Copenhagen University Observatory, Denmark) with a CCD on the Boller & Chivens spectrograph at the ESO 1.5-metre telescope at La Silla. The exposure lasted 30 minutes and the slit was placed in the East-West direction. Hector Vega (ESO) assisted during this observation.

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ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9524a
Type:Observation
Release date:11 September 1995
Related releases:eso9524
Size:1008 x 277 px

About the Object

Name:Comet Hale-Bopp, Spectrum
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Category:Solar System

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