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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Comet Hale-Bopp: 25-Year Anniversary

Comet Hale-Bopp: 25-Year Anniversary


"It is the 25th Anniversary of Hale-Bopp!"

Comet Hale–Bopp was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separately on July 23, 1995, before it became visible to the naked eye. It passed perihelion, the point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body, on April 1, 1997.

This image was captured by astrophotographer, Sebastian Voltmer, on April 1, 1997

Technical details:

Scanned photograph taken from Gornergrat, Switzerland: 300 mm lens, 1997 April 1, 15-min exposure on Kodak GPY 400 (hyp.) film.


Image Credit: Sebastian Voltmer

Voltmer's website: https://www.voltmer.de

Image Date: April 1, 1997

Release Date: March 30, 2022


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