Rosetta on its way


Rosetta seen from Heppenheim
 
Rosetta seen from Heppenheim
 
 
13 November 2007
 
Rosetta, on its way to the upcoming Earth swing-by, was seen last night from the Starkenburg observatory in Heppenheim, Germany.
 
The image was taken by Matthias Busch, Andreas Drefke, Albert Heller and Rainer Kresken. The picture was taken with a 450-mm Newtonian telescope equipped with a CCD camera.