Hale-Bopp Comet Pictures Gallery

Welcome to my WEB Site dedicated to the Hale-Bopp Comet. My first view of the Hale-Bopp comet was in 1996 while I was working at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory. Later on, during April 1997, I've started to lookup at the comet in the evening skies from La Silla Observatory, one of the finest places around the world for astronomical observations.

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  The Hale-Bopp Comet in conjunction with the ESO 1.52-m telescope and the Photometric ESO 1.0-m Telescope. The comet is clearly visible with a bright nucleus and an extended tail. The Moon was up but I've decided to eclipse the Moon with one of this domes in order to avoid light pollution from the Moon.
  ( May 8th 1997 )
  
  

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  The Hale-Bopp comet as seen from the highest part of La Silla: The 3.6-m Telescope. The Moon is visible as a saturated light source to the left hand of the comet. Also, there a "False Moon" to the right hand that was produced by internal reflections in the lens system.
  ( May 8th 1997 )
  
  

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  The Hale-Bopp comet in conjunction with ESO 1.52-m telescope, the Photometric ESO 1.0-m Telescope, The GPO Telescope and the ESO 2.2-m Telescope during the twilight (From left to right). Click [Here] for an enlarged vision. ( May 8th 1997 )
  
  

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  The Hale-Bopp Comet above the ESO 1.52-m & 1.0m Telescopes.
  ( May 8th 1997 )
  
  

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  This CCD Frame shows the Hale-Bopp Comet seen by the 24" Telescope at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory (UTSO) in Las Campanas Observatory, North of Chile.
  The Image was produced by a CCD PM512 LN₂ Cooled (512 x 512 pixels) with red filter.
  ( September 9th 1996 )
  
  

Felipe Mac-Auliffe - fauliffe@eso.org
All the best, Clear Skies and Shine On

Disclaimer: Any view or statement in this page is not part of an official standpoint of ESO.