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Comet Images
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)
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.
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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