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Students hoping for a prime view of Halley's comet this fall may have seen their hopes dashed Friday, when the mechanical dome protecting Harvard's Michaels telescope malfunctioned and put the instrument out of commission for at least a week...
Students in Science B-16, taught by Professor of Geology Stephen J. Gould, will be able to view Halley's Comet this week using the Science Center's 10-inch, high-powered telescope...
Although the optimal viewing time for the comet is actually later in the year, Halley's should be visible with the aid of a telescope this week late in the evenings when the sky is clear, according to Doritt...
...When Halley's comet last appeared in 1910, blazing a brilliant trail across the skies, it was greeted with a mixture of awe, hysteria and hoopla. Some of the awe remains, and thanks in part to British Airways, some of the hoopla will be recaptured when the comet approaches earth again. Last week the airline announced that for (pounds)30, or about $42, it is offering the "flight of a lifetime" on four moonless nights in December and January...
Some of the nation's top astrophysicists, including two Harvard affiliates, gathered yesterday at the Museum of Science's Hayden Planetarium for a press conference on the return of Halley's Comet...