Halley's Comet over Hawaii. Composite image depicting the passage of Comet Halley as seen from the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The image of the comet

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Halley's Comet over Hawaii. Composite image depicting the passage of Comet Halley as seen from the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The image of the comet was made from New Zealand on April 7 1986, the comet being the bright diffuse feature toward lower left. The telescope domes on Mauna Kea were photographed on 10 July 1991. The excessive red colour was due to volcanic ash in the upper atmosphere following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines.

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Photo credit: © MAGRATH PHOTOGRAPHY/NIELSEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: astronomy, comet, cometary, cosmology, dome, halley, halleys, kea, mauna, milky, night, observatory, science, sky, star, starlight, starry, telescope