Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)

[Grunthos]

Thought I'd have a go at posting an attachement on the SGL forums.

Dusted off this photo of Hyakutake near zenith in March 1996 (you can make out Polaris in the bottom left hand corner...)

Exposure was 180 seconds onto Kodak Ultra Gold 400 using an 50mm lens on Olympus OM-10 35mm SLR (tripod mounted) on B-lock.

[Ags]

Another comet I never even bothered to look at, along with Hale-Bopp. What was I thinking?

[Nexus 6]

Thanks for posting this, what a sight! am in the same boat as Ags...never had an interest in astronomy back then, the things I must have missed over the years.

[Astroscot2]

A lovely image, brings back memories, I was fortunate to see this coment when it was at its brightest , think it was near Acturus at the time. Was staying in a bothy called Sourlies at the end of Glen Dessary, blackest clearest sky ive seen with this comets tail visible across 2 thirds of the sky.

[Moonshane]

brilliant. thankfully I am opposite to many here in that I had only a passing interest (I was a travelling 'twitcher' then often setting off in the dark early hours) and saw both this and Hale Bopp!

[laser_jock99]

Nice photo taken back in the day of 'real film'......

I remember Hyakutake well- fantastic bright comet, huge tail and well positioned for us Northern Hemisphere observers.

Here's on off my efforts- can't remember the exact details but probably 200mm lens, 5 mins exposure Ektachrome 400. Happy days!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I made a similar shot on 100 ASA film