Tuesday, June 4, 2013

IMAGE OF COMET 29P/SW-1 ( FAULKES TELESCOPE SOUTH 2 MTS )

Image of comet 29P/SW-1 from 2 mts Faulkes Telescope South , note the comet's coma in a spiral due to the rapid rotation of the nucleus . Date: Mon 03 June 2013, 09:41 UT Coordinates: 13:37:19.92, -21:34:59.88 Exposure: 180.0 s Credit: Image taken with Faulkes Telescope South operated by Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Simulation of coma structure -- ( Sekanina , 1987 )

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