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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Title:
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Hale-Bopp: The Crowd Pleaser Comet
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Hale-Bopp: The Crowd Pleaser Comet
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In 1997, the bright comet Hale-Bopp [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] may have become the most viewed comet in history [ http://medicine.wus…] -- visible even to casual skywatchers in light polluted [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] cities around [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] the globe [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. In this picture, taken by photographer Joe Orman [ http://members.home…] on the evening of May 8, 1997, Hale-Bopp easily competes with near twilight skies and a shining, over-exposed, crescent moon above Mobile, Arizona, USA. Where is Hale-Bopp now [ http://www.jpl.nasa…]? Still visible [ http://encke.jpl.na…] to telescopic observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the comet is outbound [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], presently about 537 million miles from the Sun. (Jupiter orbits at about 480 million miles.) The long lead time provided by the early discovery of Hale-Bopp [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] has allowed extensive observing campaigns [ http://www.eso.org/…report-rw-hbitp98.ht ml ] producing a bonanza of information [ http://www.jpl.nasa…] about this primordial chunk of our Solar System [ http://stardust.jpl…].
Explanation
In 1997, the bright comet Hale-Bopp [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] may have become the most viewed comet in history [ http://medicine.wus…] -- visible even to casual skywatchers in light polluted [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] cities around [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] the globe [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. In this picture, taken by photographer Joe Orman [ http://members.home…] on the evening of May 8, 1997, Hale-Bopp easily competes with near twilight skies and a shining, over-exposed, crescent moon above Mobile, Arizona, USA. Where is Hale-Bopp now [ http://www.jpl.nasa…]? Still visible [ http://encke.jpl.na…] to telescopic observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the comet is outbound [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], presently about 537 million miles from the Sun. (Jupiter orbits at about 480 million miles.) The long lead time provided by the early discovery of Hale-Bopp [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] has allowed extensive observing campaigns [ http://www.eso.org/…report-rw-hbitp98.ht ml ] producing a bonanza of information [ http://www.jpl.nasa…] about this primordial chunk of our Solar System [ http://stardust.jpl…]. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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J. Orman [ mailto:p27491@email. mot.com ]
Credit_and_Copyright
J. Orman [ mailto:p27491@email. mot.com ]
Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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comet
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keyword:
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Hale-Bopp
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Hale-Bopp
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1997
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1997
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May 8, 1997
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May 8, 1997
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Arizona
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Arizona
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Moon
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Moon
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ESO
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ESO
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Sun
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Sun
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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COMETS
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COMETS
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Stardust
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Stardust
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comet
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comet
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Hale-Bopp Comet
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Hale-Bopp Comet
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1997
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1997
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original url:
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original url
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap980709
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SPD-APOD-ap980709
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