Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Email: marschall@gettysburg.edu
Telephone: 717-337-6026
ASTRO-HOTLINE (To get Observatory Information and to
leave comments and questions: 717-337-6031)
HYAKUTAKE PICTURES!
1) The image below of Comet Hyakutake 1996B2 was taken by Larry
Marschall at the Gettysburg College Observatory, March 26, 1996,
using a 50 mm lens and ASA 400 color print film tracking on a
Celestron mount. It's a 120 second exposure. Polaris, the
North Star, is just to the right of the comet's head. The
tail sweeps up to the dipper stars at the top.
2) The image below of Comet Hyakutake 1996B2 was taken by Dick
Cooper at the Gettysburg College Observatory, March 23, 1996,
using a 50 mm lens and ASA 400 color print film. It's a
20 second exposure.
