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C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - From Maui, Hawaii, Jason Guenzel

C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - From Maui, Hawaii

C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - From Maui, Hawaii, Jason Guenzel

C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - From Maui, Hawaii

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Though the work spans decades, I was finally able to work on an astrophotography collaboration with my father. As best we can figure, he took this shot on March 28, 1997 overlooking Ka'anapai Beach on Maui, Hawaii. Hale-Bopp hangs high in the evening dusk looking west over the Pacific waters toward the island of Moloka'i.

The image was taken on a Canon AE-1 (thanks, Dad) and digitized over 20 years later with a Canon 6D by simply taking a photograph of the original negative backlit by an overcast sky. The image was inverted and processed in Photoshop and PixInsight. There was a good amount of cosmetic (restorative) work to be done. In retrospect, it is quite a roundabout way to get an astrophotograph. This one was a phenominal naked-eye spectacle, and the landscape isn't too shabby either!

Anyway, enjoy something a little bit different!

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C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - From Maui, Hawaii, Jason Guenzel

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