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This photo of Comet Hyakutake was taken during the early morning hours of March 27, 1996.  On that morning, Hyakutake's tail stretched an incredible 70 degrees across the sky.  The bright star to the upper right of the comet's head is the North Star, Polaris.  A bright meteor can also be seen as a streak behind the tree.  Because exposure times for the sky and foreground were so different, this composite shows the scene as it appeared to the eye.