Composite image of Comet Utsunomia-Jones. Made by combining seven individual 15 second pictures of the comet taken on the night of 29th November 2000. Scaled to show the central part of the comet. The field shown is approximately 10 minutes across. Photograph of Comet McNaught-Hartley, currently visible.
North is up.
MX916 CCD camera, under full moon. Belo Horizonte- Brazil . Law enforcement authorities and KTXS News 12 were bombarded with calls Friday night about a bright object seen streaking across the sky. Many thought it was a plane on fire however, the FAA had no reports of a crash. Photographer Scott Martin was shooting video at Abilene Christian High School and captured the glowing object on tape as it raced across the sky.