Bill's Comet Hale-Bopp Photos

Here are some of my photos of comet Hale-Bopp. Unless otherwise indicated, they are all taken with a Nikon FG, 50 mm lens, and a fixed tripod using Kodak Gold 1000 print film. The photos are all copyright 1997 William T. Hark and may not be reproduced without permission from the photographer.

For more info, try NASA's Comet Page on Hale-Bopp.

Note: This page goes back to 1999. I have left it relatively unchanged other than removing old non-functioning links. I hope to eventually upload some larger images of these Hale-Bopp Photos.

Bill's Comet Photo Tips

• March 7, 1997 in western Albemarle County Va., approx. 5:00 AM. About 20 sec., f 2.8.
• March 12, 1997 over The Lawn at The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Approx. 5:15 AM. About 22 sec, f 2.8.
• March 11, 1997 Observatory Hill, at UVA in Charlottesville, Va. About 5:35 AM. f 2.8.
• March 13, 1997 over the Rotunda at UVA in Charlottesville, Va. Approx. 5:15 AM. f 2.8.
• March 21, 1997 Another photo over the Rotunda at UVA. Approx. 5:00 AM. This was published in the UVA Alumni magazine.
• March 21, 1997 Higher resolution scan of Hale-Bopp over the Rotunda. Some denoising and editing.
• March 26, 1997 in western Albemarle Co., Va. About 8:30 PM. Approx. 28 sec. f 2.8
• April 3, 1997 in Charlotte County, Va. About 8:45 PM. Approx. 28 sec. f 2.8