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Comet Hale-Bopp - April 26, 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp
Hale-Bopp in Taurus, fading now, with its blue ion tail barely visible.

April 26, 1997 - 9:15 p.m. EDT (0115 UTC, April 27)

Photographed from Jaffrey, New Hampshire

Three-minute exposure on Fujicolor Super G Plus 800
Pentax ME, 135mm f2.8 lens.
Tracked with manually-operated barn door camera platform.

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Comet Hale-Bopp - April 26, 1997
Comet Hale-Bopp
Hale-Bopp in Taurus, reddened as it sets on the WNW horizon,
its curving dust tail blending with the sky glow.

April 26, 1997 - 10:00 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC, April 27)

Photographed from Jaffrey, New Hampshire

90-second exposure on Fujicolor Super G Plus 800
Olympus OM2n, 50mm f1.8 lens.
Tracked with manually-operated barn door camera platform.

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Hale-Bopp Gallery