Last week, Halley’s comet reached its farthest point away from the Sun and has begun its journey back towards the center of our solar sytem. The comet last visited us in 1986 and will come again in 2061.
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There's a wonderful place in the Loren Eiseley story, "The Star Dragon" about Halley: "There are long years still to pass, and already I am breathing like a tired runner, but the voice of my father still sounds in my ears and I know with the sureness of maturity that the great wild satellite has reversed its course, and is speeding on its homeward journey toward the sun."
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