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Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula
Comet Hale-Bopp, seen here on March 8th, was photographed in the constellation Cygnus. To the right, the red North American Nebula is visible, a bright emission nebula about 1500 light-years away. The comet, in contrast, was only about 8 light-minutes from Earth. Several bright blue stars from the open cluster M39 are also visible near the nebula.
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In tropical astrology, 9 OCT 1997 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 OCT 1997.