By Jarle Aasland
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March 20, 1997:
Place: Stavanger, Norway.
The moonlight is very bright now, giving new challenges when photographing the comet. With long shutter speeds, the landscape looks as if the images were taken in broad daylight. All five pictures are photographed within a period of one hour. The very last one was taken at the exact moment as the comet became covered by clouds.
Technical data on images
March 16, 1997:
Place: Stavanger, Norway.
Technical data on images
March 14, 1997:
Place: Stavanger, Norway.
Time: 0030 - 0130 UT.
Film: Fujicolor Super G Plus 800 ISO.
Equipment: Unguided Nikon F4 with the following lenses: 20mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm.
All images exposed approx. 20 - 60 seconds.
March 11:
Technical data on image
All images ©1997 Jarle Aasland
Top image on this page: March 14, 1997.
Nikon F4 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, unguided exposure for approx. 30 seconds.
Sky conditions: Good.
Most of the images on this page have also been published on JPL's Hale-Bopp homepage
and NASA's Near live comet watching system