Astronomy Picture of the Day · November 10, 2007

A Tale of Comet Holmes

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 10, 2007 is “A Tale of Comet Holmes,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Ivan Eder and (inset) Paolo Berardi). The original explanation runs about 131 words.

From the explanation

“A beautiful blue ion tail has become visible in deep telescopic images of Comet Holmes . Pointing generally away from the Sun and also planet Earth, the comet’s ion tail is seriously foreshortened by our extreme viewing angle.”

— APOD editors, November 10, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: November 10, 2007
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Ivan Eder and (inset) Paolo Berardi
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 131 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, November 10, 2007 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2007-november-10-a-tale-of-comet-holmes

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