Hale-Bopp from Lake Afton Public Observatory


Comet Hale-Bopp - the Great Comet of 1997!

See our 1996 Comet Hyakutake photos

  • Leonard Lakey of Wichita, KS described Hale-Bopp as "experience you will remember for the rest of your life." Read his Hale-Bopp comments

    • Comet Hale-Bopp photos:

    Photo by John Beaver. 3/30/97 Celestron Comet Catcher 5" f/3.6 15 minute exposure

    Additonal Hale-Bopp photos by John Beaver:


    Photo by Jack Dembicky. Lens: 200mm tele-photo, Film: Kodak Gold ASA 400, Location: NW Wichita (around 119th W & 21st N), Exposure: Approx 5-7 mins (lost track of time on the 1st exposure and the second was around 5 mins, couldn't tell which was which from the prints), Time: 9:00 PM CST 3-28-97


    Photo by Jack Dembicky. Lens: Approx 135mm tele-photo (variable zoom lens so it is an estimate of where I had the lens), Film: Kodak Gold ASA 400, Location: NW Wichita (around 119th W & 21st N), Exposure: Approx 5 mins Time: 9:00 PM CST 3-28-97


    Photograph by Alydia Kardel, 3/28/97 at Amelia Earhart Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas, 50 mm lens, ~20 seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/26/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photographs of Hale-Bopp from Lake Afton Public Observatory, by Scott Kardel, 3/25/97, First two images with 50 mm lens at ~20 Seconds. Image on the right with a 300 mm lens and a 3 minute exposure. All shot on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph of comet Hale-Bopp at Amelia Earhart Environmental Magnet School in Wichita, Kansas. Note Comet's reflection on the pond. Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/19/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 Seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000

    Hale-Bopp with clouds and Observatory dome. Photography by Scott Kardel 3/16/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 Seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000

    Photograph from within Wichita, Kansas by Scott Kardel, 3/12/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 Seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000

    Photographs by Scott Kardel, 3/11/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 Seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/11/97, 300 mm lens, 3 minutes (5:22 - 5:25 am CDT) on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph of telescope and comet by Scott Kardel, 3/06/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 seconds CDT) on Kodak Royal Gold 1000

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/06/97, 50 mm lens, ~20 seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/06/97, 300 mm lens, 5 minutes (5:41 - 5:46 am CDT) on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/02/97, 300 mm lens, 3 minutes (5:09 - 5:12 am CDT) on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 3/02/97, 50 mm lens, ~25 seconds (~6:00 a.m. CDT) on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by Scott Kardel, 2/17/97, 300 mm lens, 3 minutes on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

    Photograph by John Beaver, 2/17/97, 5.5" Celestron Comet Catcher on Kodak Royal Gold 1000 film

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