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Mar 1987

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Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 73, March 1987, p. 258-263.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photography, Comet Tails, Halley'S Comet, Islands, Magnetic Field Configurations, Schmidt Cameras, Solar Magnetic Field, Southern Hemisphere

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Early astronomical photography of comets at perihelion encouraged the establishment of an International Halley Watch (IHW) Team for regularly photographing the Comet. The February 1986 period was particularly troublesome due to the limitations of cometary visibility in the Southern Hemisphere. Schmidt cameras were placed on Tahiti, Easter Island, Faraday Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, Reunion Island and in South Africa. Blue- and red-filter B/W images were obtained every night and color prints were occasionally shot. Each night's images were examined before the next night's photography. Several interesting anecdotes are recounted from shipping, manning and operation of the telescopes.

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