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Many of the images on this page were obtained photographically and scanned into electronic form using an HP ScanJet 4c color scanner.

Please note that copyrights are held by the original photographers, see the notices below.


Comet Hale-Bopp (1995 O1)

[Comet Hale-Bopp #1] (144Kb GIF)

This photo was taken on 6 April 1997 on Fuji Sensia ISO 400 film. The lens was 55 mm FL at f/1.8, and exposure time was 300 sec. It was taken from the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. The Guadalupe Mountains are visible at the lower right.

[Comet Hale-Bopp #2] (85Kb GIF)

This photo was taken from a site about 10 miles north of Van Horn, Texas, on 5 April 1997 with the same film. The lens was 135 mm FL at f/2.5, also a 300 sec exposure.

Both photographs above were hand guided using a home-made "barn-door" type guider.

[Photographer: G. Newsom]

Copyright © 1997 Gerald H. Newsom

All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of any of these images or text in any form without written permission is strictly prohibited.


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