✦ Today's cosmos
A Hale-Bopp Holiday
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 25, 1997
Tap the image for full resolution ↗
Image credit & copyright: T. Credner · via NASA APOD
◆ What you're looking at
Seen from the Pik Terskol Observatory in the northern Caucasus mountains, comet Hale-Bopp and the bright stars of the constellation Perseus hang above the snowy, moon-lit landscape. Although it reminds Northern Hemisphere dwellers of an idyllic Winter scene, this picture was actually recorded in the spring - on April 13th of this year. Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes from APOD!