Comet Hale-Bopp in 1996
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Comet Hale-Bopp in 1996

JKT Image of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1996

Dust jets observed in Comet Hale-Bopp with the JKT on 27 August 1996. The image spans 84 arcseconds, or roughly 170,000 km at the comet. Six jets can be seen emanating from the nucleus (courtesy of Alan Fitzsimmons) [TIFF].



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