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Above:
Image of the comet taken 11.03. 1997. at 4:24 UT.
Exposure time: 3 s with Infrared filter and ST6 CCD
camera. Telescope: 0.4 m Newton f/4.3. Left: An enlarged portion of the image with a complex structure of dust rings which are ejected from the comet nucleus. Taken through infrared filter. |
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Left: Enlarged image taken 17.03.1997. at 3:53 UT. Exposure time: 1s. Infrared filter. Dusty rings are even more visible. Pseudo nucleus is brighter than that on the previous images. |
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Left: Enlarged image taken 25.03.1997. at 18:49 UT. Exposure time: 0.5 s. Infrared filter. |
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Left: Enlarged image taken 26.03.1997. at 18:32 UT. Exposure time: 0.5 s. Infrared filter. |
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Left: Enlarged image taken 27.03.1997. at 20:12 UT. Exposure time: 2 s. Infrared filter. Observed through thin clouds. |