Comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965

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Comet Ikeya-Seki, photographed from Kitt Peak at dawn on October 29, 1965, courtesy of Roger Lynds. (4 minute exposure on High Speed Extachrome)

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Minimum credit line: Roger Lynds/NOAO/AURA/NSF

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