Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale Bopp)

15-May-2026 09:10 ADT 15-May-2026 12:10 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale Bopp), 4-Apr-1997

Scope: 55mm lens, f/1.8
Mount: C-90 (piggyback)
Guiding: none
Camera: Pentax KX
ISO: 400 (film)
Frames: one
Total Exposure: 4 minutes
Processing: scanned from print
 
M-34 visible half-way between head of comet and top of frame.