Comet Hale-Bopp in the constellation of Vulpecula.

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Comet Hale-Bopp on 18 February 1997, in the constellation of Vulpecula. At this point, five weeks before perihelion, the comet had developed both gas and dust tails. Credit Robin Scagell/Galaxy

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Size: 2386px × 3523px
Location: Essex, UK
Photo credit: © Robin Scagell/Galaxy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: astronomy, blue, bopp, comet, dust, gas, hale, night, plasma, sky, space, starry, tail, vulpecula