The remarkably blue comet C/2016 R2 PanSTARRS cruised through the solar system in 2018 and was captured juxtaposed against the stars of the Hyades cluster scattered through this mosaic spanning over 5 degrees on the sky toward the constellation Taurus.

Credit to Rogelio Bernal Andreo

  • Venutian Spring@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPM
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    1 year ago

    Totally agree, this is an beautiful image. The amount of detail and dark gas clouds they were able to capture is really impressive.