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Date: | 13.4.1997 | Time: | 15:20 UT | Exposure: | 30s |
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Field of View: | 35o x 24o | Emulsion: | Kodak Ektachrome 400 Elite II | Filter: | none |
Instrument: | f=55mm 1/1.8 | Place: | Pik Terskol, Caucasus | Observer: | T. Credner |
Too bad that Hale-Bopp has gone. Comet Hale-Bopp was without any doubt a 'Great Comet', the Great Comet of the year 1997! Maybe also the Comet of the Century.
The photography shows Hale-Bopp at the evening sky, seen from Pik Terskol
Observatory in the northern Caucasus (Russia, Kabardino-Balkaria). The
comet was visible just above the Elbrus, which is with 5642m altidude the
highest mountain of the Caucasus. The snowy landscape was illuminated by
the waxing moon.
More informations about our observing run can be found on the project page of the
Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie
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