Harvard's IAU

PRESS INFORMATION SHEET: Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), by CfA
16 February, 1996

• Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) is quite faint and unimpressive at this time. Only experienced astronomers are likely to be able to detect the comet now with any ease. Sagittarius is a very cluttered constellation: hosting the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it has a multitude of faint stars and nebulosities.