Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake, Mareko
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
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Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake

Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake, Mareko
Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
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Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake

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Description

Taken in the Kalahari Desert Botswana at perigee

using camera piggy-backed on a vintage Meade with fork mount.

Manual guiding using hand controller and off axis guider

single 5 min exposure on Fujichrome 100

uploaded image is a scan of a print

tail stretched from low horizon to zentith

easily seen large green coma naked eye

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Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake, Mareko