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This composite image was created from CCD exposures taken in July 1998 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO)'s 0.9-meter telescope during the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, supplemented by further images taken in October 1998. Image size is 7.9 arc minutes.
Credit: REU program/NOAO/AURA/NSF

M70 with Comet C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp shortly after the discovery of that great comet

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