Comet Hale-Bopp Images by Peter Stättmayer

The following series of images was obtained by Peter Stättmayer (Director of the Munich Public Observatory) from his private observatory at Herrsching am Ammersee, located near the Ammer Lake, some 25 kilometres southwest of Munich.

These images are © Peter Stättmayer.

Image no. 1 (February 10, 1997) [JPEG; 61k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 10.2.1997 at about 5:15 MET; Objective 2.8/180 mm; ca. 10 Min on Kodak Pro Gold emulsion.

Image no. 2a (February 23, 1997) [JPEG; 19k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 23.2.1997 at about 5 MET; 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with f ca. 2400 mm; 1 min on hypered Kodak TP emulsion. High-resolution version [JPEG; 384k].

Image no. 2b (February 23, 1997) [JPEG; 26k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 23.2.1997 at about 5 MET; 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with f ca. 2400 mm; 2 min on hypered Kodak TP emulsion. High-resolution version [JPEG; 456k].

Image no. 2c (February 23, 1997) [JPEG; 37k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 23.2.1997 at about 5 MET; 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with f ca. 2400 mm; 5 min on hypered Kodak TP emulsion. High-resolution version [JPEG; 440k].

Image no. 3 (February 23, 1997) [JPEG; 49k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 23.2.1997 at about 5:10 MET; 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with f ca. 2400 mm; 5 min on Kodak Pro Gold emulsion. High-resolution version [JPEG; 352k]

Image no. 4 (February 23, 1997) [JPEG; 37k]

Comet Hale-Bopp on 23.2.1997 at about 6 MET; Objective 1.4/50 mm; 10 sec on Kodak Pro Gold emulsion. High-resolution version [JPEG; 408k]