Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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C/1996 B2 Hyakutake on analog film, Frank Brandl
C/1996 B2 Hyakutake on analog film
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C/1996 B2 Hyakutake on analog film

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This is a picture of Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake from 26.03.1996 at 0:30 UTC. At that time CCD cameras were not available so this is a single 4 min. exposure on analog film Agfa HDC 400. I used a Canon T70 SLR with a 50 mm Travenar lens. The comet was circumpolar and very bright in the night sky, the bright star in the upper center is Polaris. I remember it was a fantastic visual appearance.

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C/1996 B2 Hyakutake on analog film, Frank Brandl