Comet Halley from La Silla in 1986
A beautiful image of Comet Halley and its tail during its last passage through the inner Solar System. This colour image was assembled by combining three individual exposures obtained on three separate photographic plates with the Grand Prisme Objectif telescope at La Silla in 1986.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | halley_gpo_1386002-cc |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 October 2015, 15:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann15076 |
| Size: | 2475 x 3595 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet Halley |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Wallpapers
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical Blue | Grand Prisme Objectif telescope |
| Optical Green | Grand Prisme Objectif telescope |
| Optical Red | Grand Prisme Objectif telescope |