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C/1995 O1 Hale - Bopp on March 6, 1997

This image is composed from 5 images with exposures from 10 minutes to 10 seconds in order to manage the enormous contrast between the bright head and the subtle tail of the comet.
 
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ImageHb6_7_8_9_10_11.jpg
Date06. 03. 1997
Time03:48 - 03:58 UT, 03:58 - 04:01.5 UT, 04:03 - 04:04 UT
04:05 - 04:05.5, 04:07 UT exposure 10 sec.
PlaceBetween Brno-Útěchov and Adamov, Czech Republic
ConditionsGood
OpticsTair 3A 4.5/300 mm
CameraPraktica MTL 50
FilmIlford Delta 400 (Microphen 12.5 min, 20°)
ProcessingComposite of 5 images with exposures from 10 min to 10 sec.
ScannerNikon LS 2000
SoftwareRegistar 1.0, Sofo ACC 5.0
Copyright© 2003 Miloslav Druckmüller

 


Miloslav Druckmüller
Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
druckmuller@fme.vutbr.cz
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