File:DN-SC-86-06301 (17242143756).jpg

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Description A far ultraviolet image of Comet Halley, taken by an electronic camera aboard a suborbital rocket 300 kilometers above Earth, showing a hydrogen cloud surrounding the comet and extending tens of millions of kilometers from the nucleus. Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory and the University of Texas launched the rockets to obtain images of the comet at a variety of ultraviolet wavelengths. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives: Online Public Access.
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Source DN-SC-86-06301
Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/17242143756 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

12 July 2018

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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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current12:44, 12 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 12:44, 12 July 20182,919 × 2,298 (4.18 MB)Hiàn (alt) (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

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