It is expected that this comet will be a very spectacular one to the naked eye, and will make up for the disappointing apparition of Halley's Comet back in 1986. My favorite resource is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Hale-Bopp Comet Page where you can find thousands of photos archived, plus news reports and current research.
The above photo was taken by Maurice Clark on February 7, 2000 when the comet was about 9 AU from the Sun. The photo appears at the JPL web site above.
Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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