Hale Bopp: Comet of the Century?

Photos: From its discovery to June, 1996


Last update: September 16, 1996


Atsuo Kuboniwa (Kubizaki, Japan. June 20, 1996)
10 min. 500mm/f4.

ESO (La Silla, Chile. May 14, 1996)
2,2m. telescope. Field: 200 x 190".

ESO (La Silla, Chile. May 14, 1996)
2,2m. telescope. Field: 68 x 68". Enhanced to show the dust jet (North is up).

Timm Puckett's photograph (Villa Rica, USA, April 18, 1996)

Gordon Garradd's photograph (Loomberah, Australia, April 13, 1996)

Gordon Garradd's photograph (Loomberah, Australia, March 12 1996)

HST photograph (October, 1995)