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The first signs of Comet Halley's tail, as the comet passed through Pisces, on December 9, 1985. Three-colour image made from BGR plates taken at the AAT prime focus.
1/13The first signs of Comet Halley's tail, as the comet passed through Pisces, on December 9, 1985. Three-colour image made from BGR plates taken at the AAT prime focus.
Pupils from Plympton Primary School children viewing the comet, April 11, 1986.
2/13Pupils from Plympton Primary School children viewing the comet, April 11, 1986.
The Astronomical Society of SA observatory (r), built to coincide with the visit of the Comet.
3/13The Astronomical Society of SA observatory (r), built to coincide with the visit of the Comet.
Halley's comet crosses the sky. Picture taken at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, December 18, 1985.
4/13Halley's comet crosses the sky. Picture taken at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, December 18, 1985.
Amateur astronomers at North Head, Sydney, March 1986.
5/13Amateur astronomers at North Head, Sydney, March 1986.
Halley's comet viewed from Johannesburg, South Africa in 1910.
6/13Halley's comet viewed from Johannesburg, South Africa in 1910.
Coma of Halley's comet, 20 million km in diameter. The false-colour ultraviolet image was compiled from 20,000 separate vertical scans by Pioneer Venus' UV spectrometer.
7/13Coma of Halley's comet, 20 million km in diameter. The false-colour ultraviolet image was compiled from 20,000 separate vertical scans by Pioneer Venus' UV spectrometer.
NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory view of Halley's comet and southern Milky Way, 1986.
8/13NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory view of Halley's comet and southern Milky Way, 1986.
The nucleus of Halley's comet taken with the Halley Multicolour Camera on the European Space Agency space probe Giotto nearly 1AU from Earth.
9/13The nucleus of Halley's comet taken with the Halley Multicolour Camera on the European Space Agency space probe Giotto nearly 1AU from Earth.
Photo of Halley's comet taken at Siding Springs in February 1986.
10/13Photo of Halley's comet taken at Siding Springs in February 1986.
Sir Mark Oliphant unveils plaque dedicated to the memory of scientist George Frederick Dodwell, opening of the Arkaroola Observatory in March 1986.
11/13Sir Mark Oliphant unveils plaque dedicated to the memory of scientist George Frederick Dodwell, opening of the Arkaroola Observatory in March 1986.
John Dodwell, son of scientist George Frederick Dodwell, at the opening of the Arkaroola Observatory.
12/13John Dodwell, son of scientist George Frederick Dodwell, at the opening of the Arkaroola Observatory.
Shop assistant Deborah Shipway, of Prospect, with telescopes which will give amateur astronomers a closer look at Halley's comet.
13/13Shop assistant Deborah Shipway, of Prospect, with telescopes which will give amateur astronomers a closer look at Halley's comet.
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