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Comet West (1975) Target Name:   Comet West Spacecraft:   Telescope Produced by:   John Laborde Copyright:  John Laborde Date Released:  March 9, 1976 Related Document Comet Introduction Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size west.gif GIF 476 x 636 108K This photograph was taken by amateur astronomer John Loborde on March 9, 1976. This picture shows two distinct tails. The thin blue plasma tail is made up of gases and the broad white tail is made up of microscopic dust particles. (Courtesy John Laborde)

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