This animation shows three pictures of the the nucleus with dust waves, the inner coma and the jets. All of the frames have been taken on 8 April, about at the same time.
Vixen Super Polaris R-150S, 15 cm f/5 reflector telescope; CCD SBIG ST-7; elaboration: QMiPS32.
Location: Ceccano(FR) Italy, 213 meters above sea level.
Gianluca Masi
gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it
http://www.eurolink.it/comets
Masi Animation (Animated GIF, 138K)
Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page
