The Hale-Bopp Comet

Here are a few of my Evening shots. If they appear a little dark on an Intel machine, adjust the brigthness. I will try to adjsut the images at my next update.

This was a 2 minute exposure on Kodak Gold 1000 film. 50mm lens at f/2.8 March 26, 1997. I used my Barn Door tracker to take this shot with a 35mm camera. I was not quite polar aligned correctly, so some star trails can be seen. The whitish glow in the lower right is light pollution from the city of San Jose, CA. The tail would be much more visible in this photo if this were taken at a darker place.

Above is an enlargement of the image in the lower right box off a photo similar to the first one on this page.

Since taking the above photos, I have taken many more shots, both through the telescope and with the Barn Door Tracker.

To see them, click here!

Let me know how you like these: rduvall@jlc.net