HALE-BOPP GALLERY, 1997
Telescopic and binocular views
70 mm. refractor
10 March, 7 p.m. GMT. The comet
just visible to the naked eye in a
hazy iluminated sky
11 March. 7 p.m. GMT. Illuminated
sky. Bright nucleus. Tail fairly bright,
clearer than on 10th
12 March, 7 p.m. GMT. Bright
pointed nucleus
14 March, 7.20 p.m. GMT. A brief
glimpse in extensive cloud
17 March. Hazy. Gibbous Moon
18 March, 7.20 p.m.
26 March, 7.20 p.m.
28 March, 7.30 p.m. Very bright nucleus surrounded by a crescent-shaped luminous nebulosity.
29 March, 8 p.m. GMT. Viewfield full of stars, not shown accurately (apart for the two stars in the tail)
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31 March, 8.38 p.m. BST
6 April, 9 p.m. BST. Large bright nucleus
11 April, 9.20 p.m. BST.
19 April, 10 p.m. BST.
5X40 binoculars
12 April, 9.30 p.m. BST
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