False Color Image of Comet Halley

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This image of Halley's Comet was taken during its 1986 appearance, it is a false-color digital enhancement of Comet Halley.

This image of Halley's Comet was taken during its 1986 appearance. False-color digital enhancement was used to permit measurement of slight brightness differences. (Copyright: Calvin J. Hamilton)

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