The 10-minute exposure was made on Kodak Ektapress Multispeed film while the telescope tracked the moving comet. The photo was taken when the moon was just rising in the east so moonlight interfered with the recording of fine deatil in this image. Dark sky conditions will return later this week as Hale-Bopp continues to climb in the northwestern evening sky. The next two weeks are considered prime viewing times for the comet which is closest to the sun on April 1.
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