SOFIA Mid-IR images of Comet ISON
Date
Images of Comet ISON obtained using SOFIA's FORCAST camera at wavelengths of 11.1, 19.7, and 31.5 microns. Measurements at 31.5 microns, crucial for determining the temperature and other characteristics of the comet's material, cannot be made using ground-based telescopes. In these images, the comet's tail and resulting dust trail points to the upper right of the photo (images smoothed slightly during processing).
Credit
NASA/Jim DeBuizer/Diane Wooden
Image Number
SCI2013_0009
Additional Information
SOFIA Mid-IR images of Comet ISON
Instrument
FORCAST
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