Comet Hale Bopp on Mar 20 1997 early morning

Date & Time:	Mar 20 1997, 4:20 JST(+0900), 8min. Exp.
Optical:	TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon (f=530mm, F3.3)
	Tracked the comet's nucleus with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera:	VIXEN VX-1
Film:	Fujicolor Super G Ace 800
Location:	Juuoh town, Ibaraki pref.

This image shows you the Hale-Bopp three-day prior to its closest approach to the Earth. The heliocentric and geocentric distances were 0.94 a. u. (140 million km) and 190 million km, respectively. I impressed that the comet had an averaged brightness of near -1st magnitude. I could enjoy the naked eye-comet seeming a candle flame although it was comparatively hazy dawn.

HB on Mar 30 1997

HB on the Pacific Ocean

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