- Description: Comet Hyakutake passing through the handle of the Big Dipper. This is more
of a close-up with a telephoto lens, guided on the comet. It clearly shows a "disconnection event",
where a chunk of the main comet splits off forming another mini-comet which slowly moves away
from the main comet. The fuzzy streak above it is face-on galaxy Messier 101.
- Film: hypered Kodak tech pan
- Scope: 135mm f3.5 camera lens
- Exposure: 20 minutes
- Location: Wilson Coulee Observatory, Ab. Canada
- Date: 24 March 1996
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