Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Hale-Bopp may be the most photographed comet in history. Although the comet is still fairly bright , it is fading as it recedes from the Sun , and is now more easily visible from Earth's southern hemisphere . Having shed a few meters of ice and rock from its surface, Comet Hale-Bopp will coast to the outer Solar System , and return again in another 2400 years.
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