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Two views of Halley's Comet taken in the far-ultraviolet and visible (insert) spectral regions. The ultraviolet image shows an extended hydrogen cloud surrounding the cometary nucleus. The visible photograph shows sunlight scattering from the dust tail. Ultraviolet photo - Naval Research Laboratory. Visible light photo - R. N. Bolster, Hopewell Observatory

Two views of Halley's Comet taken in the far-ultraviolet and visible (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Nrl/Robert N. Bolster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files