Hidden Before its Time
NASA
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)
An
observation by John Bortle (Stormville, NY):
1995 Sept. 19
- This comet has entered a very star-rich field which makes locating and observing this comet
more difficult.
Eurpean Southern Observatory
http://www.eso.org/
25 August
1995
- Because of its unusual brightness, and in order to follow the future evolution of Comet Hale-
Bopp, coordinated observations at La Silla are now being planned for the next two months. Thereafter, the
comet will move behind the Sun as seen from the Earth and observations with the large telescopes will
only become possible again in March 1996.
