This image may not be used to state or imply ROE endorsement of any company or product Computer-generated, false-colour image of Comet Halley. The nuc

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This image may not be used to state or imply ROE endorsement of any company or product Computer-generated, false-colour image of Comet Halley. The nucleus is surrounded by an extended red halo which is formed by gas and dust evaporated from the rocky core as a result of the Sun's heat. The colour code in the nucleus describes the profile of brightness which increases from the green to the inner purple area. Red & multicoloured star trails cross the image. The original black-and-white photograph was taken through a red glass filter with the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia.

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Keywords: 1985-86, astronomy, comet, cometary, cosmology, false-coloured, halley, halleys, science