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Comet Hale-Bopp and M27, the Dumbbell Nebula

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-com02-00016

Date

2006-08-21

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.