JeffPo's Comet Hale-Bopp Page
Last update: 03/12/02
Comet Hale-Bopp with 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 (clockdrive running). I didn't
see the meteor during the exposure. You can just begin to see the North
American Nebula above the comet, and just below the white star in the middle
(Deneb, in Cygnus). Taken at Farrington Point, Lake Jordan, N.C.
Comet
Hale-Bopp in the morning. This image was taken on the morning of 03/16/97
with a 50mm lens, 400asa film, and about a 2 minute exposure (clockdrive
running). Taken at Farrington Point, Lake Jordan, N.C.
Comet Hale-Bopp in the evening over Xway Lake, N.C.
This image was taken on the evening of 03/23/97 with a 28mm lens, 400asa
film, and about a 30 exposure (tripod). Although it looks like daytime,
it was at night. A full moon (which later was 92% partially eclipsed)
was in the sky behind me and illuminated the surroundings. You can
see the comet reflected in the water at the very bottom, center of the frame.
Comet Hale-Bopp in the evening over northern Scotland
county (Sandhills area), N.C. This image was taken on the evening of
03/29/97. It was about a 3 minute (clockdrive running) piggy-back shot with
a 50mm lens. The film was Fugi Super G 800 Plus. This was from the sandhills
area south of Aberdeen. They were also holding military maneuvers in the
direction of the comet when this was taken. There were bomb flashes and booms.
M34 can be seen to the upper left of the comet and the Perseus double cluster
can be seen to the upper right of the comet.
Comet Hale-Bopp from my backyard near Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
This image was taken on the evening of 04/01/97. It was a 35sec tripod
shot with a 50mm lens. The film was Fugi Super G 800 Plus. M34 can
be seen to the upper left of the comet and the double cluster can be seen
to the upper right of the comet. I must say, after all the effort I
put into taking pictures of the comet with my telescope, this simple tripod
shot is my favorite.