Minnesota Astronomers have been hard at work observing Hyakutake. They have been concentrating on measuring the infrared radiation or heat' from the dust of the comet as it made its passage close to the Sun. They made these observations from telescopes in Minnesota, Arizona, and Hawaii. The next potential great comet, Hale-Bopp could be even better. I emphasize could be'.
Comets are notorious for their unpredictability.
Hale-Bopp is unusual in that it was discovered when it was still outside the orbit of Jupiter. If Hale-Bopp is made up of loosely held together ice, dirt, and rock, then it will be spectacular by this time next year. If, however, this comet is a more solid block of rock, then it will let loose far less of the gas and dust which form the spectacular coma and tail of a comet. Only time will tell. Venus and Mars will be morning starts this month, rising just before sunrise.