Comet Hale-Bopp on Apr 26 1997 evening

Date & Time:	Apr 26 1997, 19:48 to 20:00 & 20:03 to 20:13 JST(+0900)
	A composit image
Optical:	PENTAX 7.5cm(2.9") ED refractor with conversion lens (f=360mm, F4.8)
	Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera:	VIXEN VX-1
Film:	Fujicolor Super G Ace 400
Location:	Minamimaki vil., Nagano pref.

The comet Hale Bopp after its passage of perihelion moved from Perseus to Taurus. The comet in that day had a heliocentric distance of about 1 a.u. and an apparent brightness of 0th magnitude. The comet kept its gallant figure; I could appreciate the dust tail with a length of 5 to 10-times of the diameter of moon only with naked eyes easily.

HB on May 10 1997, The last shot

HB vanishing into Mt.Yatsugatake

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