COMET HALE-BOPP

Comet Hale-Bopp

  • Location: East side of Mt. Hamilton
  • Date and Time: 04:45 PST 8 March 1997
  • Lens: 28 mm f/2.8 Exposure: 90 seconds
  • Film: Ektapress 1600 pushed 1 stop

    At the time this picture was taken, the eastern sky was imperceptibly lighter due to the approaching dawn, but the time exposure makes it seem lighter.

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