Comets

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1996B2 Hyakutake Comet (JPG,19kB)

26 march,1996 23:18, R, G, B: 60 sec exposure each. 31cm Newtonian + HPC-1, Guided by ST-4.
Processed by Real Color Enhancement Method.

Close-up of the above picture (JPG,36kB)

This seems pieces of the nucleus that broke off?

Comet Hale-Bopp (JPEG,47kB)

Feb. 12, 1997. Exposure time: R=G=B=1 min, HPC-1.