Comet Levy
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed the inner core surrounding the icy nucleus of Comet Levy more clearly than can be done with ground-based telescopes
The image was taken September 27th with the HST's Wide Field and PlanetaryCamera, when the comet was at a distance of about 160,000,000 kilometers (100,000,000 miles) from Earth.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9019a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 4 October 1990, 05:00 |
| Size: | 3695 x 2553 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Comet Levy |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1 |
