Title: Comet Hale-Bopp over Loveland Pass 2 Loveland Pass, CO, USA: March 22, 1997

Loveland Pass is approximately 60 miles west of Denver. The altitude at the summit of the pass (near Timberline) is 12,000 feet. This image was taken at approximately 3:00 a.m. The morning was cold with very little wind and a few wispy clouds. The trees and foreground, illuminated by the lights from the bottom of the pass where it intersects I-70, gives the image an unreal tone. Just before the Comet rose, a group of teenagers came to the top of the pass to ski down the mountain in the moonlight. They were surprised to run into another person up there at 2:00 a.m.
The image was taken with an Olympus OM2 through a 50mm F1.8 lens mounted on a tripod, using Kodak Royal Gold 1000 speed film and an exposure time of 25 seconds.
Weather Conditions: Mostly clear with wispy upper clouds, 20 degrees F.
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