A stunning telescopic image shows Comet PanSTARRS (C/2017 T2) near galaxies M81 and M82. The comet, a visitor from the Oort Cloud, displays a beautiful coma and dust tail. Captured in dark California skies, the image also reveals a short anti-tail as the comet leaves the inner Solar System. The galaxies are located approximately 12 million light-years away, while the comet was about 14 light-minutes from Earth at the time of this observation.

Astronomy Picture from 06/06/2020

Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200606.html


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