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Schiaparelli Observatory Image of Comet 1996 B2 Hyakutake

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Observers: Floriano Paglia, Mauro Auteri
Location: Schiaparelli Observatory, Mount Campo dei Fiori, Varese, Italy
Date: February 29, 1996 04:19 UT

Image of comet Hyakutake C/1996 B2 taken 1996 Feb. 29.18 with a Celestron 14 Schmidt Camera (focal length of 600mm and an aperture of 350mm). Hyperized Kodak Tp 6415 film.Time of exposure 5 minutes.The picture has a field of 20'x 45'.The bright star near the comet is SAO 182857. The magnitude extimated with a 20x80 binocular is 6.3.Coma has a diameter of 17'. No tail has been detected with this instrument. Picture by Floriano Paglia and Mauro Auteri, Schiaparelli Observatory, Mount Campo dei Fiori, Varese (Italy), Societa' Astronomica Schiaparelli.

Second image of comet Hyakutake C/1996 B2 was taken on 1996 Feb. 29.18 with a Newton telescope with an aperture of 600mm and a focal length of 2800mm. Hyperized Kodak Tp 2415 film.Time of exposure 20 minutes.The picture has a field of 32'x23'. Picture by Floriano Paglia and Mauro Auteri, Schiaparelli Observatory, Mount Campo dei Fiori, Varese (Italy), Societa' Astronomica Schiaparelli.
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