Herschel seen by Faulkes Telescope North
Date: 01 June 2013
Satellite: Herschel
Copyright: N. Howes/E. Guido/Faulkes Telescope/LCOGT
The Herschel space observatory is shown here in monochrome and negative against a backdrop of stars, the latter streaked by the telescope tracking the motion of the observatory as it drifts away from its position at Lagrange Point 2 into orbit around the Sun.
The image was taken on 27 June 2013 with the 2m Faulkes Telescope North on Haleakala, Hawaii using a Bessel R' band filter, and is a combination of seven 120-second exposures.
The Faulkes Telescopes are operated by the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
