Comet Hale

Comet Hale-Bopp Photos

This is Hale-Bopp on the night of the partial eclipse. You can't see the blue ion tail here but you can on the original. This was shot for 20 seconds using a 135mm f/3.5 lens on Kodak Gold 400 film. On the real, full-sized photo in the lower left corner you can actually make out the Andromeda Galaxy.

Here's HB up-close using my C5+ at f/6.3 for 5 minutes using Kodak Gold 400 film. After the scan this image was Log Enhanced.

Here is Hale-Bopp taken via piggybacking my OM-1 with a 135mm f/3.5 lense for 20 seconds using Kodak Gold 400 film (not Royal Gold). This was taken in the early morning of February 25, 1997 with an almost full moon in my backyard.

Here is Hale-Bopp up close and personal at f10 prime-focus on the C5+. This shot was a 3 minute exposure, unguided with just the motor drive running. It was taken just at the start of morning twilight on February 28, 1997 using Kodak Gold 400 film.