Mars Photos
Mars At Closest Approach
TIME Magazine Picture of Year Award 2003
Life Magazine Picture of Year Award 2003
Encyclopedia Britannia Science Book Image 1999
Time-Life Encyclopedia 1998
Encyclopedia Britannia Book of Year Image 1998
National Geographic Image for Hale-Bopp 1998
Time Magazine Picture of year 1997
Time Annual Picture of year 1997
As featured on NASA's Hale-Bopp Site, as published
in over 100 newspapers worldwide,
and as seen on CNN,ABC,CBS,and NBC NEWS!
All Photos taken under the dark skies of Joshua Tree National Park
in California
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Photo #1
TIME Magazine Picture of the Year 1997 Taken 4/04/97 at 8 PM with regular 50mm minolta lens at f1.7 on a tripod with a 30 second exposure using Fuji 800 film. |
Photo #2
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Photo #3
"Comet Hale-Bopp passing Heaven's Gate." Taken 4/06/97 at 8 PM with 135mm lens at f2.4 mounted "piggyback" on 2.4 inch Tasco telescope used to track the comet during this 5 minute exposure on Kodak 400 Pro film. |
Photo #4
NASA Comet Home Page Selection Taken 4/06/97 at 9 PM with 135mm lens at f2.4 mounted "piggyback" on 2.4 inch Tasco telescope used to track the comet during this 5 minute exposure on Kodak 400 Pro film. |
Photo #5
National Geographic Selection Taken 3/28/97 at 8 PM with regular 50mm minolta lens at f1.7 on a tripod with a 30 second exposure using Fuji 800 film. |
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