Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Halley's Comet 1986, John Reed
Halley's Comet 1986
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Halley's Comet 1986

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Halley's Comet 1986, John Reed
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Halley's Comet 1986

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Made with 400 speed Ektachrome on a cold morning before dawn.  I have made a lot of images since, but perhaps none so  notoriously famous as this one.  Scan of a print.  The negative is long lost.

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Halley's Comet 1986, John Reed