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Credit & Copyright: J. C. Casado
Explanation:
The Moon almost ruined this photograph.
During late March and early April 1997,
Comet Hale-Bopp
passed nearly in front of the
Andromeda Galaxy.
Here the Great Comet of 1997 and the
Great Galaxy in Andromeda were
photographed together
on 1997 March 24th.
The problem was the brightness of the
Moon. The Moon was full that night and so bright that long
exposures meant to capture the
tails of Hale-Bopp and the disk of
M31 would capture instead
only moonlight reflected off the Earth's atmosphere.
By the time the Moon would set, this opportunity would be gone.
That's why this picture was taken during a
lunar eclipse.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: comet - Comet Hale-Bopp - M 31
Publications with words: comet - Comet Hale-Bopp - M 31
See also:
- APOD: 2026 April 20 Á Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan Valley
- APOD: 2026 April 18 Á PanSTARRS and Planets
- APOD: 2026 April 14 Á The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS)
- APOD: 2026 April 12 Á Comet R3 PanSTARRS Brightens
- APOD: 2026 February 17 Á Tails of Comet Wierzchoå
- NGC 147 and NGC 185
- APOD: 2025 December 30 Á An Artificial Comet