Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Still visible to telescopic observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the comet is outbound , presently about 537 million miles from the Sun. The long lead time provided by the early discovery of Hale-Bopp has allowed extensive observing campaigns producing a bonanza of information about this primordial chunk of our Solar System .
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