Re: *fast* film/Hale Bopp

[P3D John Ohrt <johrt@xxxxxxx>]

P3D Sam Smith wrote:
> I did this for Hyakutake. Amazingly enough, 1 1/2 hours between exposures
> was all that was required to produce apparent depth. I'm not aware of the
> speed Hale-Bopp is traveling across the skyline. Anyone know how it compares
> to Hyakutake?

Hyakutake was much closer to earth, so I would guess that it's motion
relative to the starfield is much greater.  Apparently, if Hale-Bopp
were as close as Hyakutake, it would be much brighter than a full moon! 
Sorry, no number though.

One item I forget.  Because of H-B's inclination, the farther north you
are, the longer it is visible in total darkness.  Normally, northern
latitudes never get to see anything well :-)

Regards, 
John
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John Ohrt,  Regina, SK, Canada
johrt@xxxxxxx


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