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Observer: Harvey Gryttenholm
Location: Waverly, New York
Date: May 5, 1997 01:00 UT

One was with a 50mm Nikkor lens at f/1.4 for 30 seconds. The second was with a 180mm Nikkor lens at f/2.8 for 1 minute. Both were on Kodak Royal Gold 400.

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Observer: Thomas Collin
Location: Quebec, Canada
Date: May 5, 1997 01:00 UT

75 second exposure with a 28 mm lens.

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Observer: Ian Griffin
Location: Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory, Cocoa, Florida
Date: May 5, 1997 01:00-01:30 UT

1. 16 x 20 second exposures of Hale Bopp, taken through a Lumicon Swann Band filter have been processed using a rotational gradient filter, with rotation 10 degrees and amplification 10. Images obtained using 12 inch Maksutov, with SBIG ST8 CCD working in HIGH RESOLUTION MODE (9 micron Pixels) Images.

2. 16 x 20 second images of Hale Bopp obtained using a Lumicon Swann band filter and a 12 inch Maksutov telescope has been dark subtracted and flat fielded,and a false colour pallate applied.

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Observer: Tim Puckett
Location: Puckett Observatory, Georgia
Date: May 5, 1997 01:24:36 UT

This false color image of Hale-Bopp was obtained with a 30 cm Meade LX200 reflector working at f/7 This is a composite of 16 -30 second exposures taken with an Apogee AP-7 CCD. The images were enhanced to show the jets from the nucleus.

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Observers: Mark Stafford, Kay Brown
Location: Arma, Kansas
Date: May 5, 1997 01:55, 02:20 UT

Canon EOS 35mm camera, an 80-200mm lens, Fuji SuperG 800 film. The photos were taken on a tripod and were unguided.

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Observer: David Hanon
Location: Sody-Daisy, Tennessee
Date: May 5, 1997 03:10 UT

The image is the result of (10) 30 sec exposures with the ST-8 ccd camera and 300mm lens at f/2.8.

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Observer: Mike Cecile
Location: Calgary, Canada
Date: May 5, 1997 04:55 UT

Tripod, Pentax 50mm lens at 1.8, 40 sec. exposure, 400 ASA Ektachrome pushed twice.

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Observer: Michael Horn
Location: Clermont, Queensland, Australia
Date: May 5, 1997 08:39, 08:59 UT

1. Exposure: 15 seconds 50mm, f1.7, Fuji G-800.

2. Exposure: 5 minutes 350mm, f5.5, Fuji G-800.

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Observer: Sitthichai Ngamsomchit
Location: Bangpakong, Chachoengsao, Thailand
Date: May 5, 1997 19:29, 19:43 UT

Images taken with Canon EOS1 and Kodak Ektapress 1600Plus. First image: 300mm, f5.6, 4 minutes. Second image: 100mm, f4.6, 4 minutes.

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Observer: Larry Daniel
Location: Doughton Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
Date: May 6, 1997

Both images were with Agfa 400 film at f1.8 for 30 seconds.

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Observer: The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
Location: Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain
Date: May 6, 1997

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Observer: Tom Gleason
Location: Half Moon Bay, California
Date: May 6, 1997 UT

One minute exposure using Fuji 800 SG; Canon AE-1 w/50mm lens.

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Observer: Mohammad Odeh
Location: Al-Azraq, Jordan
Date: May 6, 1997

50 mm f/1.7 , 8-minute exposure.

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Observers: Joe Gerry, Jane Gibbs
Location: Plum Island, Newbury, Massachusetts
Date: May 6, 1997

Nikon 6006, film Fuji super G 400, lense was Nikkor 35-70mm at f5.6.

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Observer: Ian Griffin
Location: Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory, Cocoa, Florida
Date: May 6, 1997 00:58-01:27 UT

1. 17 x 30 second exposures of Hale Bopp, taken through a Lumicon Swann Band filter have been processed using a rotational gradient filter, with rotation 10 degrees and amplification 10. Images obtained using 12 inch Maksutov, with SBIG ST8 CCD working in HIGH RESOLUTION MODE (9 micron Pixels)

2. 17 x 30 second exposuires of Hale Bopp (through a lumicon swann band filter!) have been combined and processed through a sobel edge finding filter to produce this image.

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Observers: Mark Stafford, Kay Brown
Location: Arma, Kansas
Date: May 6, 1997 01:55 UT

Canon EOS 35mm with a 80 to 200mm lens set at 200mm. This was a 30 sec. exposure on a tripod with no tracking and using Fuji SuperG 800 film.

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Observer: David Renneke
Location: Milan, Illinois
Date: May 6, 1997 02:28 UT

135 mm lens at f/4 on an SBIG ST-6 CCD camera guided by a telescope. This was a 20 second exposure. False color was added to bring out the details. The size of the photo is 2.34 x 1.47 degrees.

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Observer: Jon Hrusa
Location: Giyani, South Africa
Date: May 6, 1997 16:40 UT

Lens: 135mm; exposure 90 seconds at f2.8, film: film fuji cz800 colour negative.

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Observer: Frank Tornyai
Location: Island Bay, Weitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
Date: May 6, 1997 18:15-18:35 PM

20 - 40 sec exposure using Fuji 400 with Zenit 12s, 58mm lens, f 2.

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Observer: Paolo Bussola
Location: Pacemgo, Garda Lake, Italy
Date: May 6, 1997 19:00 UT

50 mm lens at f2, 15 seconds exp. on Scotch Chrome 800-3200P.

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Observer: Sitthichai Ngamsomchit
Location: Bangsaen, Cholburi, Thailand
Date: May 6, 1997 19:54, 20:08 UT

Images taken with Canon EOS1 and Kodak Ektapress 1600Plus. 300mm lens, f5.6, 4 minute exposure.

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Observers: Francesca Lucentini, Marco Paolo Pavese
Location: Genoa, Italy
Date: May 6, 1997 21:30 PM

FUJI PROVIA 400 ASA, camera NIKON F4, lens Nikon AFD 35mm F.2.8, TIME 25 sec.

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Observers: Francesca Lucentini, Marco Paolo Pavese
Location: Genoa, Italy
Date: May 6, 1997 22:00 PM

1. fuji 400 ASA, camera NIKON F4, lens Nikon AFD 35mm F.2.8, TIME 45 sec.

2. FUJI PROVIA 400 ASA, camera NIKON F4, lens Nikon AFD 28mm F.2.8, TIME 35 sec.

3. Kodak Gold 1000 ASA, camera NIKON F4, lens Nikon AFD 180mm F.2.8, TIME 45 sec.

4. FUJI PROVIA 400 ASA, camera NIKON F4, lens Nikon AFD 28mm F.2.8, TIME 35 sec.

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Observer: Frans Frenken
Location: 's-Heer Arendskerke, The Netherlands
Date: May 6, 1997 23:00

Nikon FM with a 1.2 noct lens on Kodak 1000. 15 second exposure, twilight.