Near Live Comet Watching System

This system was designed to allow individuals on the Web to view very recently uploaded images of comet Hale-Bopp. Hopefully, at any given time, someone on the night side of earth will be imaging Hale-Bopp and be able to upload images soon after obtaining them. Sequences such as an image every 5 or 10 minutes for the duration of an observing session would be great for observing changing events and measuring motion! This is what we are hoping for. If you have equipment capable of imaging the comet, you are welcome and encouraged to register as an "Uploader". Click on the "Register to upload images" link to the lower right and fill out the form. It would be greatly appreciated if observatories monitoring the comet would participate too. This system, if successful, could be used by other groups for other Astronomical purposes such as a "Mars Watch" program or the like.

NOTE: The file upload part of this system requires that you use Netscape 2.0 (or newer). Sorry, but this file upload does not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Finder chart (GIF, 50K)
thru February, 2000 from Dale Ireland

Links to other Comet Sites

View comet Hale-Bopp. Some of these images may only be a few minutes old.




Upload Images (Must be registered)

Register to upload images
Several people have left bad e-mail addresses while registering to upload images. If you are still awaiting upload approval and more than 24 hrs have elapsed, please re-register. GV 02-28-97
The images in this system are not owned by NASA. All rights are assumed to be reserved. Contact the person who acquired the image for reproduction permission. E-mail addresses can be found by clicking the "List All Participants" button.
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Curator: Dr. Carl Pilcher, John Lee
NASA HQ Webmaster: Charles Redmond
System concept and design: George Varros.
Graphics design: James Chi

February 8, 2007