The Ulysses Comet Watch at the University of Colorado is seeking pictures of Comet Hale-Bopp. The comet's plasma tail underwent a disconnection event on May 4th, and images immediately after that time should show some spectacular structure in the tail. If you took images of Hale-Bopp between May 5th and 7th, and want to see them used for research purposes, contact Martin Snow at:
Martin Snow Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309-0392 snowm@miranda.colorado.edu
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