COMET HYAKUTAKE

Comet Hyakutake

  • Location: Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, Palo Alto
  • Date and Time: 22:15 PST 25 March 1996
  • Lens: 135 mm f/3.5 Exposure: 15 seconds
  • Film: Ektapress 1600 pushed 1 stop

    Longer exposures resulted in noticeable streaking of the stars. Still, some interesting structure is visible near the comet's head.

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