Comet Hyakutake: ESO Images


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Images

This page contains images and spectra of Comet Hyakutake, obtained at the ESO La Silla observatory. It will be updated whenever new images become available.

ESO Press Photos 25a-d/96 (19 March 1996): Rapid Changes in the Inner Coma of Comet Hyakutake . Access the four photos via the caption.
ESO Press Photo 24/96 (17 March 1996): The Near-nucleus Environment in Comet Hyakutake . ( [B/W,JPG,63k] ) with caption.
ESO Press Photo 23/96 (15 March 1996): The beautiful ion tail of Comet Hyakutake . Access the four versions of this image via the caption.
ESO Press Photo 22/96 (13 March 1996): Spectrum of Comet Hyakutake (3000-8000 A) ( [JPG,80k] ) with caption.
ESO Press Photo 19/96 (4 March 1996): Comet Hyakutake's Tail Structure (ESO Schmidt Telescope). ( [JPG, 256k] ) with caption.
ESO Press Photo 18/96 (4 March 1996): Comet Hyakutake's Spectrum Develops Normally . [JPG, 134k] with caption.
ESO Press Photo 17a+b/96 (2 March 1996): The Innermost Coma of Comet Hyakutake . 17a/96 [GIF, 31k] and 17b/96 [GIF, 25k] with caption.
A set of twenty plots with explanation. Information about the expected appearance of the dust tail in the interval March 20 - April 5, 1996.
ESO Press Photo 14/96 (21 February 1996): Comet Hyakutake Develops Two Tails . Available in two versions: [B/W, GIF, 264k] and [False Colour, GIF, 89k]. with caption.
ESO Press Release 06/96 (16 February 1996) : Comet Hyakutake to Approach the Earth in Late March 1996: Astronomers Prepare for a Rare Event.
ESO Press Photo 13/96 (16 February 1996): Asymmetries in the Coma of Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) ( [13/96,GIF,184k] ) with caption.
ESO Press Photo 12/96 (11 February 1996): First Spectrum of Comet Hyakutake ( [GIF,66k] ) with caption.
ESO Press Photo 11/96 (11 February 1996): First images from La Silla of Comet Hyakutake ( [GIF,144k] ) with caption (updated on February 14).