Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 27, 2000

Tails Of Comet LINEAR

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 27, 2000 is “Tails Of Comet LINEAR,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Jure Skvarc, Bojan Dintinjana, Herman Mikuz ( Crni Vrh Observatory , Slovenia)). The original explanation runs about 163 words.

From the explanation

“Comet C/1999 S4 LINEAR is only one of many comets discovered with the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) telescope operating near Soccoro, New Mexico, USA.”

— APOD editors, July 27, 2000

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At a glance

Date: July 27, 2000
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Jure Skvarc, Bojan Dintinjana, Herman Mikuz ( Crni Vrh Observatory , Slovenia)
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 163 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 27, 2000 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2000-july-27-tails-of-comet-linear

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