The incredible comet Hale/Bopp as seen April 1st 1997. An amazing night with Hale/Bopp near its brightest.br/Scope: Celestron 8quot; Schmidt camera, 300mm f1.5br/ Film: Kodak Ektachrome Elite 100br/ Mount: Modified Meade DS-16 equatorial mount (Mathis drive system)br/ Exposures: 90 seconds manually guidedbr/ Calibration in Photoshop CS2br/ Location and Date:Lady of Peace Mission Cairn, Alberta; April 1 1997