Great Comets of the Recent Past   (Albany, Missouri)

Nikon FG camera with 28mm Albinar Lens set at f/2.8, 4 minute exposure, 400 ASA Kodak print film.
HALLEY'S COMET

March 21, 1986  P / Halley

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Nikon FG camera with 28mm Albinar Lens set at f/2.8, 3 minute exposure, 400 ASA Kodak print film
COMET HYAKUTAKE

March 22, 1996  C/1996 B2

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Nikon FG camera with 28mm Albinar Lens set at f/2.8, 45 second exposure, Kodak Royal Gold 1000 asa print film.
COMET HALE/BOPP

March 20, 1997  C/1995 O1

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"Unbelievably, all of the photographs above were taken on March 20, 21, 22, but in different years. March seems to be a good month for comets. All three photos were taken with the same camera and lens and in the same vicinity." -  D. Bush


Here are some other photos of comets taken from  Albany, Missouri.


The comet behind the corral and cattle chute.  This corral is visible in front of the barn on the home page of Missouri Skies.  The truck is a 1956 Ford.
Hale/Bopp behind the corral and cattle chute.  This corral is visible in front of the barn on the home page of Missouri Skies.  The truck is a 1956 Ford.  March 23, 1997.
A closer look at the cattle chute and Bopp.
A closer look at the cattle chute and Bopp.  March 23, 1997.
The Andromeda Galaxy can be seen as a fuzzy patch  below and a little to the left of Hale/Bopp.  The lights of Albany can be seen at right.  March 25, 1997...evening sky.
Halley's Comet seen here on the morning of March 21, 1986.  The glow from the impending sunrise can be seen along with the Milky Way Galaxy at the right.
B&W photo of Hale/Bopp  Nikon FG with 28mm lens.  3 minute exposure (tracked) on Black & White Print film
Black & White image of Hale/Bopp over the top of my house.  The Pleiades can be seen near the roof line in the middle. April 7, 1997....evening sky.
Comet Hyakutake in the far northern sky.  The bright star to the lower left of the comet is Polaris (better known as the North Star).  March 26, 1996...evening sky.

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