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Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake

Date:13 May 1996 (NZST)
Time:00:00 (NZST)
Title:Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
 
Used 7x50 binoculars.
Located Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake in morning sky.
Observed from hills above Waihola.
Very clear morning, approximately half hour before sunrise.
Tail approx 2 degrees slightly fan like and asymmetric.
Bright star-like nucleus and coma brighter than tail.

 
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