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Hale Bopp in Perseus 21.24 - 21.28UT 6 April 1997.
The comet was truly spectacular that night. The dust tail curving to the north-east was seen for over 10 degrees with the naked eye and the nucleus appeared virtually as bright as Sirius the other side of the sky. Note also the blue ion tail, not seen visually, composed of ion particles and extending northwards towards the Alpha Persei Association. 50mm Zuiko lens at f2.8 mounted piggyback on driven 10inch LX200. 4 mins exposure.