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Hale-Bopp Comet Photographs (Click on the thumbnail for a larger image) Minolta SRT MC-II, 50mm f1.4, Royal Gold 1000, 10 second exposure Speer, WY - 10 miles SW of Cheyenne My favorite Hale-Bopp photo. Taken from the backyard of the mayor's house. (He's the mayor because he's the only one that lives in Speer!) Minolta SRT MC-II, 50mm f1.4, Royal Gold 1000, 15 second exposure 40 miles north of Cheyenne, WY A beautiful dark-sky shot from a very remote location north of Cheyenne. No lights, no glows on the horizon from distance cities, just VERY dark. Couldn't see my hand in front of my face! A great spot for astrophotography. Minolta SRT MC-II, 50mm f1.4, Royal Gold 1000, 15 second exposure 40 miles north of Cheyenne, WY Same shot as above, only at a higher resolution. Still no sign of the UFO... Minolta SRT MC-II, 135mm f2.8, Royal Gold 1000, 15 second exposure 40 miles north of Cheyenne, WY Ok, one more shot with the telephoto this time and.. wait..what's that in the upper right hand corner? It's the UFO!!! No, wait...it's the Starship Enterprise! Actually, it's a chemical spot from the processor. Maybe...hmmmm :) Minolta SRT102, 35mm f2.8, Kodak EPH-1600, 10 second exposure 5 miles SW of Longmont, CO My first attempt at a comet shot. A "little" overexposed, but what the hey, the effect is kind of neat! Minolta SRT102, 135mm f2.8, Kodak EPH-1600, 20 second exposure 6 miles east of Roggen, CO From a dark spot in eastern Colorado. Shot with a longer, slower lens than I used for most of my other shots, causing the stars to be streaked from the earth's rotation. I found that a fast 50mm lens (f1.4) was best for non-tracking astrophotogphy. Minolta SRT102, 50mm f1.4, Kodak EPH-1600, 15 second exposure 6 miles east of Roggen, CO A pretty dark spot, nevertheless I'm pointing back toward the cities of Colorado's front range. The glow at the bottom of the photo is from the city of Ft. Collins.

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