Comet Hale-Bopp is now well north of the plane of the Earth's orbit and on the same side of the sky as the Sun . Therefore, Comet Hale-Bopp is visible from Earth 's Northern Hemisphere both just after sunset and just before sunrise. The above picture of Comet Hale-Bopp was taken last week in Italy. Many Milky Way stars and nebulae are visible. To the left is a rock face partly illuminated by artificial light.
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