Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Meteor and the Comet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 27, 2024 is “The Meteor and the Comet,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Hao ; Processing: Song Wentao). The original explanation runs about 154 words.

A star-filled sky has two streaks in the foreground. A green and red streak toward the lower left was created by an ablating meteor, while the blue and white streak on the upper right is the coma and tail of a comet. Please see the explanat
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Hao ; Processing: Song Wentao Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How different are these two streaks? The streak on the upper right is Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas showing an impressive dust tail .”

— APOD editors, November 27, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 27, 2024
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Hao ; Processing: Song Wentao
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 154 words

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