John Sheff photo

"Pale Blue Dot" image

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) in 1997

 



 
Comet Hale-Bopp

Comet Hale-Bopp from Wachusett Mt. Ski Area, Massachusetts
March 16, 1997
The comet was still faint, so the long-exposure photo necessary shows the stars and the comet moving,
while the tree in the foreground is still.


Comet Hale-Bopp


Comet Hale-Bopp

Hale-Bopp over City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts
(The photo was taken from my living room.)


Comet Hale_Bopp


Comet Hale-Bopp


Comet Hale-Bopp


Comet Hale-Bopp