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Sunlight Scattered By Dust in Coma of Comet Hyakutake

Sunlight Scattered By Dust in Coma of Comet Hyakutake
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Comet Hyakutake
  • Release Date
    March 27, 1998
  • Science Release
    Comet Hyakutake
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  • Credit
    Credit: M. Combi (University of Michigan)

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The Inner Coma of Comet Hyakutake: Sunlight Scattered By Dust (left) and Ultraviolet Radiation From Hydrogen (right)

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These are two images of the inner coma of Comet Hyakutake made on April 3 and 4, 1996, using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). The first one, shown in red, was taken through a narrow-band red filter that shows only sunlight scattered by dust...

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