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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

🌌 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

Comet Hale-Bopp Enters the Evening Sky Credit:

Date: 1997-03-07

Comet Hale-Bopp Enters the Evening Sky 
Credit:

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Explanation:

You no longer have to wake-up early to see Comet Hale-Bopp.
From many northern locations, you can now go outside just after
sunset and see Comet Hale-Bopp above the north-western horizon.
Both writer/editors of APOD are
impressed by how bright Comet Hale-Bopp
has become, and how easily visible it is. The central coma is
now visible
from almost any location - even from a bright city. The blue
ion tale is visible from a dark location. Comet Hale-Bopp's
coma now rivals even last
year's Comet Hyakutake, and
the tail appears to be increasing
in length daily.