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Comet ISON from STEREO

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 23, 2013 is “Comet ISON from STEREO,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Karl Battams , NASA , STEREO , CIOC. The original explanation runs about 163 words.

Comet ISON from STEREO
Credit: Image Credit: Karl Battams , NASA , STEREO , CIOC Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Still intact , on November 21 Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) swept into this animated field of view (left) from the HI-1 camera on the STEREO-A spacecraft. The camera has also captured periodic Comet Encke, Mercury, and Earth, with the Sun cropped out of the frame at the right, the source of the billowing solar wind.”

— APOD editors, November 23, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 23, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Karl Battams , NASA , STEREO , CIOC
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 163 words

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