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Comet (Comet , est. mag 1.6, est. to be in Vulpecula)
Observer: Eric Jamison (e-mail: eej@pws.med.osd.mil)
Instrument: 7.1-inch refractor Location: Pepperell, MA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Feb 16 10:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 72
Through 9x63mm binoculars the tail length of Comet Hale-Bopp appeared to be approximately 7 degrees long. With the 7.1" scope the parabolic hood and pseudonucleus appearred aquamarine in color, with two prominent jets noted, one of which had a notch in it.
Comet (Comet , est. mag 2.3, est. to be in Sagitta)
Observer: Eric Jamison (e-mail: eej@pws.med.osd.mil)
Instrument: 7.1-inch refractor Location: Pepperell, MA, MA, US
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Feb 10 10:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 68
Comet Hale-Bopp. The comet had a U-shaped parabolic hood extending almost a degree in length, with the tail approximately 1.25 degrees long. The pseudonucleus appeared light green in color, and was bright with a half circle shape. Irregular lengthed jets were noted extending offto one side of the comet from an 8 o'clock position to an approximately 11:30 o'clock position. Magnifications used included29x, 41x, 65x, 81x, 101x, 135x, 162x, and 231x.
Comet (Comet , est. mag 2.9, est. to be in Sagitta)
Observer: Eric Jamison (e-mail: eej@pws.med.osd.mil)
Instrument: 9x63-mm binoculars Location: Pepperell, MA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Feb 7 10:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 61
Comet Hale-Bopp. Easily visible to the naked eye. With the 9x63mm binoculars the comet appeared bluish in color. The coma appeared slightly elongated, with an estimated magnitude of 2.9. The tail was large and fan shaped approximately 1 & 1/4 degree in length. Comet was near Cr 399 the CoatHanger Cluster.
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