... McCollough's MPEG Movie of Comet Hyakutake taken March 23 Explanation: This picture of Comet Hyakutake taken the night of March 21/22 in Illinois, USA shows the enormous tail that has already developed. ... As the comet moves into the inner Solar System , it will pass the Earth at about 40 times the distance of our Moon . ... Latest Comet Hyakutake images: JPL , Crni Vrh Observatory, Slovenia , Fayetteville Observer-Times , NASA's Night of the Comet . ... Publications with keywords: comet Hyakutake ...