Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 25, 1996

Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 25, 1996 is “Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit and Copyright: Peter McCullough (U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign) McCollough’s). The original explanation runs about 200 words.

From the explanation

“This picture of Comet Hyakutake taken the night of March 21/22 in Illinois, USA shows the enormous tail that has already developed. The silhouette on the right is a foreground tree, and the superposed green circle on the left shows the size of the full moon.”

— APOD editors, March 25, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 25, 1996
Type: Image
Credit: Credit and Copyright: Peter McCullough (U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign) McCollough’s
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 200 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 25, 1996 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1996-march-25-comet-hyakutake-passes-the-earth

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