55P/Tempel-Tuttle image of the day
January 27, 1998, 11:46 UT
Credit & Copyright:
Akimasa Nakamura (Email: yfujita [at] mail.netwave.or.jp),
Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory, Kuma, Ehime, Japan.
Both these images were obtained using the same instrument: an 0.60 m reflector and CCD camera.
Compare the new January 27 image with the previous December 24 image: the coma
has expanded and the comet is closer and brighter.
Last updated: February 13, 1998
P. Jenniskens