C/1996 B2 Hyakutake

C/1996 B2 Hyakutake


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This image of comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) was taken on March 20, 1996, by
Erich Kolmhofer and Herbert Raab near Linz, Austria, using a 225mm f/2.0
Schmidt Camera. It is a ten minute exposure (1:42 - 1:52 UT) on hypered
TP 6415 film. The field shown here is about 6.2 degrees wide, and north
is up.