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On February 9 1986 Halley’s comet last appeared in the inner Solar System, also known as the perihelion. Halley’s Comet is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. It will next be visible from earth in mid-2061, making it the only comet visible to the naked-eye that might appear twice in a human lifetime. Anticipation for the passing of the comet was high across the globe. This brochure was produced by the Tourist and Publicity Department to promote commercial ‘comet tours’ around the country. It also declared the advantages of viewing the comet in New Zealand: ‘New Zealand as a whole will be an excellent place to see the Comet. By the beginning of April 1986 it will be visible all night from anywhere in the country’. Unfortunately Halley's 1986 apparition was the least favourable on record. The comet and Earth were on opposite sides of the Sun in February 1986, creating the worst viewing circumstances for Earth observers for the last 2,000 years. However, the development of space travel during the 20th century meant that it was the first comet passing to be observed in detail by spacecraft, providing the first observational data on the structure of a comet nucleus and the mechanism of coma and tail formation. Archives reference: ABKB 7315 W4673 7/ [263] For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
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| Source | 'Comet Tours' - Halley's Comet brochure - Tourist and Publicity Department - 1986 |
| Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand |
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