Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 01)

This forty second exposure of Comet Hale-Bopp was taken just prior to sunrise on the morning of March 20, 1997. The two tails of Hale-Bopp can be seen clearly. The yellowish-white tail is composed of dust particles while the blue ion tail is made up of various gases.

Comet Hale-Bopp through the trees at the Fort Worth Astronomical Society's dark sky site on March 20, 1997.

Comet Hale-Bopp on the evening of April 5, 1997.

This one minute exposure of Comet Hale-Bopp was taken on April 5, 1997. The stars are starting to trail but Hale-Bopp looks great.

This forty-five second exposure shows Comet Hale-Bopp with the Pleiades star cluster on the left and the California Nebula at top center. TOP