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Comet Hyakutake observed from La Palma on the night of 24 March 1996. At this time the comet was making an extremely close approach to the Earth passing within 14 million kilometers from us. At this time the comet extended some 30 degrees in the sky which translates to a physical length of around 6 million kilometres and was easily visible to the naked eye having an apparent brightness equal to that of the brightest stars. Its apparent diameter was equal to three full moons while its real diameter was around 250,000 kilometres (150,000 miles). This image was taken using a CCD detector mounted on a 35-mm.
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