Comet Hale-Bopp Hale-Bopp's tail is splashed across the star clouds of Lacerta and Cygnus. The reddish glow at upper right is the North American Nebula.
March 9, 1997 4:13 a.m. EST (0913 UTC) Photographed from Troy, NH
20-second untracked exposure on Fujicolor Super G Plus 800 Nikon FM-2, 50mm f1.4 lens
