January 29th 1997 5:30 am CT -10.8 C (~12 F?)

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Finally got up in time to see comet Hale-Bopp. Very bright. Much brighter & fuzzier than M31. Should fill the view on the Astroscan at high power (too cold to try this morning). Had to go toward the NW corner of property to see the bottom of the summer triangle. Hale-Bopp was about 7 degrees straight up from Altair. Very noticeable once my eyes adjusted to the light. I saw it earlier but it looked like a star. 10 minutes later it was very fuzzy.