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Comet Hale-Bopp and M27, the Dumbbell Nebula

author: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

reference: a-com02-00016

Image Size 300 DPI: 11 * 17 cm

Comet Hale-Bopp's ion tail stretches past M27, the Dumbbell Nebula. The comet's dust tail is is the large yellowish diffuse area closer to the coma. February 10, 1997.

Keywords for this photo:

1997 - ASTRONOMY - COMET - DUMBBELL - HALE-BOPP - M27 - NGC 6853 - PLANETARY NEBULA - STAR - VULPECULA -