Photos of Comet Hale-Bopp

Photographs of Comet Hale-Bopp taken from Hawaii in 1997. The photos were taken on the North shore of Oahu, and at Mauna Kea Observatory on the Big Island.

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Watching Comet Hale-Bopp from the north shore of Oahu.

 


A close-up view of Comet Hale-Bopp.

 


Keck telescopes with stars behind Comet Hale-Bopp over the Keck Telescope and Subaru Telescope domes, at Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. The constellation of Orion is seen on the left, and the zodiacal light is visible rising into the sky between the two Keck domes.

 


Comet Hale-Bopp over the Keck-2 telescope dome on Mauna Kea.

 


Keck-2 telescope with Orion above Comet Hale-Bopp beside the Keck-2 telescope dome at Mauna Kea Observatory.

 


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