For this category, I had to go back to the film era of astrophotography for this image of Comet Hyakutake in March 1996. It is not my most splendid image of this comet, but it is the best that captures the size and brilliance of the comet with relation to the natural skyline. In the original slide, one can see better the true length of the tail, which is only hinted at here.br/ br/ Location: Dartmouth, NS Date amp; Time: 1996-03-27 ndash; eveningbr/ Camera: Minolta XD on tripod ISO: Ektachrome 400 slide filmbr/ Lens: Minolta MD 50 mm f/2 Aperture amp; Exposure: f/2, 120 s