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Photo Caption                          P-25443A
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Halley's Comet as photographed May 13, 1910, by a wide-angle
camera at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz., during the
comet's last appearance. A streak across the comet near the
coma is a meteor trail, and not a scratch on the negative
Streaks at the bottom right are the city lights of Flagstaff
Bright spot above the city lights is the planet Venus. The
comet, due to return to the Sun's vicinity in 1986, will be
the object of a worldwide observation effort by professional
and amateur astronomers. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is
the Western Hemisphere lead center for the International
Halley Watch.

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(Note to editors: "Halley" rhymes with "valley.")