Comet Hale-Bopp
This is a series of Hubble Space Telescope observations of the region around the nucleus of Hale-Bopp, taken on eight different dates since September 1995. They chronicle changes in the evolution of the nucleus as it moves ever closer to, and is warmed by, the sun.
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About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Hale-Bopp |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet : Nucleus • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
