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Comet Hyakutake - C/1996 B2 (C/1996 B2 , Hyakutake) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Comet Hyakutake - C/1996 B2

March 27, 1998 · ESA/Hubble · C/1996 B2 , Hyakutake

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This image, shown in red, was taken through a narrow-band red filter that shows only sunlight scattered by dust particles in the inner coma of the comet.