Comet Linear (1999 S4)
Break-Up Animation
2000 July 26.2, 27.2, 28.2 UT
Sequence begins approximately 1 day after initial break-up.
Images obtained by Laura Woodney and Clara Eberhardy
using the Hall 42-inch (1.1-m) telescope at Lowell Observatory
with a blue continuum narrowband filter (4450 A).
Trimmed image size: 450"x450" or 136,000x136,000 km.
Processing and animation sequence by David Schleicher.
Copyright 2000 Lowell Observatory
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