Comet Hale-Bopp is That Bright.

Explanation : What's that fuzzy star? It's not a star, it's Comet Hale-Bopp . Not only has Comet Hale-Bopp become easy to see in the morning sky , it has become hard not to see it. It's that bright. Any morning just before sunrise, look towards the east . Comet Hale-Bopp is one of the brightest objects up. Its dominating presence is shown dramatically by this photo taken just west of Williston, North Carolina , USA . Here Comet Hale-Bopp shines above the telephone poles lining Highway 70. Too tired to get up in the morning to see the comet? Don't worry, in less than a month it will also be visible in the evening sky, just before sunset. And it will have a longer tail . From the Space Shuttle, Dr. Steven Hawley says, “Hale-Bopp looks great.”