Comet Hale-Bopp on the Pacific Ocean



Date & Time: Mar 20 1997, 3:35 JST(+0900), 10min. Exp.
Optical: MD Rokkor f=50mm F1.4, Aperture: F4.8
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: MINOLTA XD
Film: Kodak Gold 400
Location: Juuoh town, Ibaraki pref.



This image shows you the comet Hale-Bopp rose in northwest skies overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The figure had been shaking above the sea. I could detect that the dust tail near the coma was twisting through a binocular.




HB on Mar 20 1997

HB on Mar 9 1997


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