August 96 Observations

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08/31/96 10:00 -> PM EST
An observation of the Comet Hale Bopp C/1995O1... 1996 Sep. 2.15 UT: m1=5.5, Dia=25.0', DC=6.5...10x50B, ... George Varros (Mt. Airy, Maryland) * 45 deg angle "Wedge shaped" tail centered on PA 115. Tail length in excess of 1 degree observed with 20cm L at 48X extending in PA 135. Took several 1 minute CCD images using 55mm F3.5 camera lense.

08/18/96 10:0 PM EST
1996 Aug 19.10 UT: m1=5.7, Dia.=20', DC=5.0...10x50B...George Varros(Mt. Airy, Maryland)

08/15/96 9:30 PM EST
Comet Hale-Bopp m1=5.8 DC=5.0 DIA=25'.
08/14/96 9:30 PM EST
Comet Hale-Bopp m1=5.8 DC=5.0 DIA=25'.
08/11/96 Night of the Persieds
Clouded out completely. All weathermen in this area are dead meat. They promised a spectacular Sunday but no... it was spectacularly cloudy. The IDIOTS. I could have gone somewhere else but NOOOOOOOOOOOO................
08/10/96 11:00 PM EST
Comet Hale-Bopp m1=5.8 DC=5.0 DIA=20'. Saw a few Persieds and a few other meteors. Viewed M27, Vail Nebula, Jupiter. Had a visitor, Charles Redmond.
08/01/96 10:10 PM EST
Made an observation of the Comet Hale-Bopp m1=5.8 DC=5.0 DIA=20'.
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