Hyakutake : March 27, 1996

 Comet Hyakutake shines near Polaris, the "north star," in this photograph taken at 0:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. on March 27, 1996. The photograph was taken after moonset through thin cirrus clouds. The comet remains visible in the evening sky, although moonlight interferes with seeing it at its best.
Staff photo by kazuo tominaga

About the image:

  • Date: 1:07 a.m. March 27, 1996
  • Place:Mt.Takamine(H=2000m) Nagano prefecture . Japan
  • Instrument: 300mm lens(sigma):canon EOS620
  • Exposure time: 10 minutes
  • Film: Fuji Super HG-1600
  • Comet's distance from earth: 10,788,000 miles
  • Comet's distance from sun: 93,558,000 miles


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