Halley's Comet Returns

Authors

Lawrence A. Kelsey, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

On October 16, 1982, astronomers at Palomar Observatory, using an electronic camera attached to the 200-inch telescope, detected a dim 24th magnitude speck. Seventy-one years after it was last seen, Halley's comet had been recovered.

Publication Date

Spring 1985

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

22

Issue

1

First Page

10

Last Page

14

Copyright

© Copyright 1985 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Kelsey, Lawrence A. (1985) "Halley's Comet Returns," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol22/iss1/4