Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua (IMAGE)

Queen's University Belfast

Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua

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This is the interstellar object 'Oumuamua (circled) as seen by the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope on La Palma. Background stars and galaxies appear as streaks due to the telescope following 'Oumuamua as it moved across the sky.

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Credit: A. Fitzsimmons, QUB/Isaac Newton Group, La Palma.

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