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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 blue was taken with an ultraviolet 'Woods' filter image that shows the distribution of scattered ultraviolet radiation from hydrogen atoms in the inner coma.