Comet McNaught over Paranal
The gigantic tail of Comet McNaught covered over 70 degrees in the evening sky of late January 2007. In the foreground, one sees the silhouette of two Auxiliary Telescopes and part of the enclosure of ANTU, the first VLT Unit Telecope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | mcn-ut1-ats-4671 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:22 |
Size: | 2844 x 4314 px |
About the Object
Name: | Comet McNaught |
Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
Category: | Paranal Solar System |
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