How Halley's comet is photographed

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Newspaper cutting with images including one of P. J. Melotte at the telescopic camera, the Thompson equatorial 30-inch telescope and Sir William Christie examining a photograph of the comet with a magnifying glass. From the Daily Sketch, Wednesday October 6, 1909.

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Object Details

ID:	AST0050.62
Type:	Newspaper cutting
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	Historic Photographs
Measurements:	Overall: 240 mm x 302 mm
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