Drawing of the Great Comet of 1881. Also known as C/1881 K1,1881 III,and 1881b,this comet was discovered on 22 May 1881 by the Australian astronomer John Tebbutt (1834-1916). This drawing is of a 72-times magnified telescope view of the comet,showing three jets emerging from the core (nucleus) of the comet,creating the tail. The tail of a comet consists of debris and gas emitted by a comet's nucleus as it heats up near the Sun. This drawing is based on observations made at 00:20 on 25 June 1881 at the Leipzig Observatory,Leipzig,Germany,by Austro-Hungarian astronomer Ladislaus Weinek (1848-1913) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Van Ravenswaay, Detlev |
Bildgröße: | 4553 px × 3850 px |
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