HALE-BOPP    The Great Comet  of 1997

4-04-97 at 02:12 UT Schoolcraft MI
Kodac T-Max 3200 B+W film.  Exposure 60 sec. 50mm f/1.8 lense.
Magenta dichoric filter  to help filter out yellow light from sodium vapor lamps.
 Schoolcraft, Michigan.  04/03/97 at 2:12 UT



 
 

4-03-97 at 02:09 UT Schoolcraft, MI
Kodac T-Max 3200 B+W film.  Exposure 32 sec. Without filter.
 Schoolcraft, Michigan.  04/03/97 at 2:09 UT



 
 

Photographed in Schoolcraft, Michigan
Fuji SG-800 for 15 sec.  50mm at f/2.8.  Schoolcraft Michigan.
Farm house in foreground, where I stayed during trip.  04/01/97 at 02:45 UT.  Schoolcraft, Michigan.
Oh no, the house is on fire! (not really)



 
 

Photographed in Schoolcraft, Michigan
 Kodak T-Max 400 film for 32 seconds.  55mm f/2.0.
Very cold and clear sky, below freezing. 03/31/97 at 02:00 UT



 
 

Photographed in Schoolcraft, Michigan
Kodak T-Max 400 film for 32 seconds.  200mm telephoto f/3.5 lense.
 For some reason, the blue ion tail was sharper using a shorter focal length lense.  Could this be due to the optics ?
Photo taken in Schoolcraft, Michigan.  03/31/97 at 01:45 UT



 
 

Photographed in Schoolcraft, Michigan
Fuji SG-800 film.  32 sec exposure.  50mm f/1.8 03/27/97 at 02:45 UT

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