Negative image of Comet Hale-Bopp in the constellation Pictor. Taken with a 1-meter telescope, this long-exposure shot reveals the comet's substantial tail and a unique anti-tail pointing towards the sun, composed of large dust grains unaffected by solar wind. The comet, last visible in 1997, is currently 400 million miles from the sun.

Astronomy Picture from 20/02/1998

Hale-Bopp: A Continuing Tail

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A digitized 35mm astrophoto of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) taken a few days after its perihelion passage on April 1, 1997. The image shows the comet's distinct dust and ion tails against a backdrop of stars. The photo was hand-guided for 10 minutes using a telephoto lens piggybacked on a small telescope.

Astronomy Picture from 08/04/2022

Hale-Bopp: The Great Comet of 1997

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False-color image from SOHO's SWAN instrument showing the shadow of Comet Hale-Bopp cast against the sun's ultraviolet light scattered by interstellar hydrogen. The dark streak represents a 150 million kilometer-long shadow created by the dense hydrogen envelope around the comet's nucleus, indicating a water production rate of approximately 300 tons per second. The bright spot is ultraviolet sunlight scattered by the hydrogen cloud surrounding Hale-Bopp.

Astronomy Picture from 02/07/1999

Shadow Of A Comet

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