Swift satellite comet tally highlighted
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 16:21
in Astronomy & Space
A montage of comet images made using NASA's Swift spacecraft illustrates just how different three comets can be. The images, including a never-released image of Comet 8P/Tuttle, were shown during a webcast called "Around the World in 80 Telescopes" Organized by the European Southern Observatory headquartered in Garching, Germany.
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