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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Title:
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Comet Hyakutake and the Milky Way
Title
Comet Hyakutake and the Milky Way
Title
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Explanation:
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Two years ago, the Great Comet of 1996 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Comet Hyakutake [ http://www.jpl.nasa…], inched across our northern sky during its long orbit [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] around the Sun [ http://www.seds.org…]. Visible above as the bright spot with the faint tail [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] near the picture [ http://www.psiaz.co…]'s center, Comet Hyakutake [ http://encke.jpl.na…] shares the stage with part of the central band of the Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], prominent in the picture's upper right. Also visible are Antares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the bright orange star in the upper right, Arcturus [ http://www.windows.…], the bright star on the lower left, and the Pipe Nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], which is perhaps harder to find. Comet Hyakutake [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s unusually close approach [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] to the Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] allowed astronomers to learn many things, including that comets can emit much X-ray light [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Explanation
Two years ago, the Great Comet of 1996 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], Comet Hyakutake [ http://www.jpl.nasa…], inched across our northern sky during its long orbit [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] around the Sun [ http://www.seds.org…]. Visible above as the bright spot with the faint tail [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] near the picture [ http://www.psiaz.co…]'s center, Comet Hyakutake [ http://encke.jpl.na…] shares the stage with part of the central band of the Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], prominent in the picture's upper right. Also visible are Antares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], the bright orange star in the upper right, Arcturus [ http://www.windows.…], the bright star on the lower left, and the Pipe Nebula [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], which is perhaps harder to find. Comet Hyakutake [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s unusually close approach [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] to the Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] allowed astronomers to learn many things, including that comets can emit much X-ray light [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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T. Polakis [ mailto:polakis@indir ect.com ]
Credit_and_Copyright
T. Polakis [ mailto:polakis@indir ect.com ]
Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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Milky Way
keyword
Milky Way
keyword
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keyword:
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comet
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keyword:
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Hyakutake
keyword
Hyakutake
keyword
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facet_when:
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1996
facet_when
1996
facet_when
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facet_where:
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Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
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Sun
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ARCTURUS
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ARCTURUS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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COMETS
facet_what
COMETS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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ANTARES
facet_what
ANTARES
facet_what
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facet_what:
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comet
facet_what
comet
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Comet Hyakutake
facet_what
Comet Hyakutake
facet_what
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facet_when_year:
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1996
facet_when_year
1996
facet_when_year
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap980817
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SPD-APOD-ap980817
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