Comet Hyakutake, March 24, 1996 by Deagol
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Description
This image means more to me than the Hale-Bopp shots do. I have a short list of events in my life that stand out way beyond anything else. Like my wedding day or watching the birth of my daughter or the death of my father. The night that I shot this picture was one of those events. Unlike Hale-Bopp, this comet didn't hang around for months. You couldn't see it when you went to the store in the evening like you could Hale-Bopp. I was very lucky to have a clear night with only a little moon light on the day of the comet's closest approach to the earth. As the twilight faded I was amazed to see the comet stretching over 1/4 of the sky. The experience was so spiritual for me and my friends that we were almost whispering to each other throughout the night. It's no wonder that ancient folks freaked out when stuff like this happened. The next day I tried it again but the moon was too bright and too close to the comet to see any details.
The image is another piggyback shot with a 50mm lense at f2.8. I tried to improve it with processing but this is as good as I could get it and still keep the detail of the tail.
Thanks for looking
Comments (13)
kimariehere
after reading what you wrote I fully appreciate this miricle of a capture and feel your spiritual experiance how good of your to share this amazing comet with us all. a once in a lifetime shot ..! BIG VOTE!!
jocko500
this is super. i miss that for the moon and cloud cover too
idiot_sphinx
A perfectly timed capture and a meaningful one at that :) Great shot !!~**~!!
Cosine
Very nice photo, Keith, and that's a great explanation. It makes the picture so much more meaningful. Congratulations on capturing it.
Zacko
Beautiful photo once again, and most wonderful reading as well. That is one kick-ass shot and im not surprised youre proud of it. I would have been too....extremely proud. Have a great day. #:O)
Valerie-Ducom
beautiful capture and very nice color... Excellent done. good day!
JuliaKretsch
A superb image, linked to great emotions! Thank you for sharing it with us!
CavalierLady
That is indeed awesome, and thanks for sharing the story. It places a new perspective for me on how the ancients felt when they saw things like this. My congratulations, as well, on capturing something so special.
kansas
Thanks for sharing this thrilling event. A wonderful capture of this comet.
miwi
Excellent shot,super !!!!!!
CarolSassy
It's beautiful! My favorite color too! (:
jcv2
Wow, thank you for sharing this glorious moment in your life! It's breathtaking! 1/4 of the sky, that is 45 degrees! Whew! That is LARGE! Fantastic work, very impressive! :)
Deagol
The image shows about 30 degrees and the tail is cropped. For some scale, the 2 (3) brightest stars in the upper half of the image are in the handle of the big dipper. I believe that they are about 10 degrees apart