Picturing Hale-Bopp in the infrared. (near-infrared image of Comet Hale-Bopp)(Astronomy)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: September 23, 1995 | Copyright information

Last month, astronomers obtained one of the first near-infrared images of Comet Hale-Bopp, an object that may put on a dazzling light show when it nears the sun in 1997 ...

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