JeffPo's Comet Page

Last update:  03/12/02

Below you will find images of some comets I've observed.  The pictures don't really do the comets justice.  I think the best view of a comet is done with the naked eye if it's a big and bright one.  After that, I think a binocular view is best.  My images aren't the best, and don't have much processing done, but are put out here in their simplest form so that I can quickly and easily share them with anyone that might be interested.

This is an image of Comet Ikeya-Zhang, taken on March 10, 2002 with an 80mm lens.

This is an image of Comet Hale-Bopp with a meteor to the upper left of ion tail.  This image was taken on the morning of 03/09/97 with a 50mm lens, 400asa film, and about a 2 minute exposure.  Click on the image  (or links) to see more (and better) pictures of Comet Hale-Bopp.

This rather light polluted shot is Comet Hyakutake.  This 50mm shot was taken on March 22, 1996.  The bright star to the upper right of the tail is Arcturus.

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