NASA VNTG—HALLEYs COMET—JPL COMET CHASER—2 GUIDES COMET RETURN—FREE ITEMS

Description: Normal 0 Normal 0 .Lot 4 + MORE --- Vintage NASA Collectibles Space Science - Halley's Comet Returns - 1985 thru 1986 -. 1. Comet Chaser: Solar Sail (JPL) Color 'Illustration Photo' 2. Comet Halley Returns - NASA Guide 3. L5 News -- Magazine Normal 0 4. Sky & Telescope -- Guide . FREE 5. Various Halley's Comet items Normal 0 >TRUSTED EBAY SELLER SINCE 2003 >SHIPS ONLY TO USA & CANADA. >MEDIA MAIL or GROUND ADVANTAGE SHIPPING - USA ONLY >Also, PRIORITY MAIL ~ FAST SHIP OPTION - USA & CANADA **************************************************************************************** .,..>Shipping with Tracking - with Cardboard Inserts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <>Description: Normal 0 Comets were once thought to only orbit once within the solar system. In 1705, astronomer Edmond Halley used Newton's theories of planetary motions to compute comet orbits. He found orbit similarities reported in 1531, 1607, & 1682. He said it was just one comet making return trips, correctly predicting its 1758 return. History's 1st periodic comet was named in his honor - along with Halley Lunar Crater & Halley Martian Crater. Halley's Comet is famous because it was the 1st time astronomers knew comets were repeat visitors. It was reported in observations going back 2,000+ years. It's even featured in the famous English Bayeux tapestry in 1066. It moves backward around the Sun (opposite to Earth's motion) - unusual for short-period comets. Its 1986 return was met by a worldwide fleet of research spacecraft & power telescopes. It's been orbiting for about 16,000 years, but has shown no recorded signs of aging. 'Comet P1/Halley' will survive another 45 to 65 orbits - disintegrating in 3400 to 4900 years. Since its orbit is 76 years, it means another 120 to 170 generations of people will get to enjoy it. . Normal 0 >>Halley's Comet Facts: - Reported seen in 1531, 1607, 1682, 1758, 1835, 1910, + 1986 - Will next appear in 2062 - Orbits the sun every 75-76 Earth years - Dimensions 9.3 x 5 miles; Diameter 6.8 miles - In 1910, it was captured on film for the 1st time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . 1. Normal 0 Normal 0 (JPL) Color Illustration 'Photo' -- Normal 0 Comet Chaser: Solar Sail - P-18394 -- Normal 0 Color 'Illustration Photo'-- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CA (JPL) -- Approx. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches -- No year listed . Normal 0 <>Description: Encountering Halley's Comet can be achieved in 1986 with this Solar Sail spacecraft. It's called Yankee Clipper - envisioned by NASA-JPL scientists. The sail-thin aluminized plastic would transform the sun's photon energy into usable spacecraft power. The Clipper could fly in formation with the comet for weeks, even months to study & photograph the phenomenon in depth. . Normal 0 >>Features: Color 'illustration photo' - documentation affixed to back ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Normal 0 2. Normal 0 NASA Guide -- Normal 0 Comet Halley Returns - Normal 0 Normal 0 A Teacher's Guide in Space -- EP-197 -- Natl. Aeronautics & Space Admin. (NASA) -- Goddard Space Flight Center -- 1985-1986 -- approx. 25 Pages Normal 0 >>Features: Normal 0 Preface -- Table of Contents -- B&W photos + illustrations -- Diagrams, graphs, tables -- Viewing guides -- Normal 0 NOTE: Obtained from NASA in 1985. A few pages are lost from the stapled back, which has tape affixed to it, in back. Normal 0 >>SOME Table of Contents: Normal 0 - Nature & orbits of comets - History of Halley's Comet - How comets are found and named - Comets of the past; Halley in 1910 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Normal 0 Magazine -- Normal 0 L5 News Normal 0 -- Vol. 11, No. 3 -- ISSN: 8756-5331, staple-bound -- Publisher: L5 Society -- Table of Contents -- B&W photos + illustrations -- Mar. 1986 -- 17 Pages Normal 0 >>SOME Table of Contents: - Comet Halley: A Look at the "Hairy Star" - Earth to Halley: The International Fleet Closes In - Statehood in Space, Part III: Politics as a System Normal 0 <> Normal 0 Comet Halley article presents: - Motion & appearance of comets - Structure, nucleus, composition - Origin of comets - Viewing Halley's - Take a ride on Comet Halley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Normal 0 Guide -- Normal 0 Sky & Telescope -- B&W Photos & illustrations -- Diagrams, graphs -- Selected bibliography Normal 0 -- Aug. 1985 -- 6 Pages FREE 5. Various Halley's articles Normal 0 - including: (Photos 9, 10, 11) Normal 0 -- Laminated newspaper, Tucson, AZ - Halley's with cool facts in a column "At a Glance" (Size, mass, maximum speed, distance from earth, etc.) -- Guide Halley's Comet - 15 pages - B&W photos + illustrations, viewing diagrams, space missions to the comet + MORE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDITION Vintage Normal 0 Lot 1985-86 NASA & space science items in Very Good+ to Very Good condition. They resided in an indoor storage cabinet since 1986. There may be some natural color fading from 1985-86 printings. We tidied up items, but there may be smudges. May Have some storage wear along edges, spine, & corners, with creasing or wrinkling. Normal 0 Item 4 has small white tag on 1st page under price tag. Normal 0 No apparent writing. Good binding, pages secure. Generally, items also MAY Have some storage, edge, or corner wear, smudges, cover or page creasing, bumped corners, slight curving of items/pages, fading, tags or tape affixed, pin holes from hanging, small paper tears, fading on inside covers, minor darkening of pages, & color rubbing wear - though this may not be apparent to view in 14 photos. >>There is no return for this Lot item. PHOTO LISTPHOTOS 1, 12 thru 14 -- Front view of all NASA & space science items. PHOTOS 2 thru 6 -- Front views all Halley Comet items. PHOTOS 9 thru 11 -- FREE Normal 0 Various Halley's items. PHOTOS 5, 7 & 8 -- Back views of items. ************************** *************************** PayPal Verified Pay securely with major credit card thru PayPal Our eBay store has BOTH PayPal & ID Verified Approval, providing buyer confidence. Items come from a smoke-free business. Only RC Aircraft items have a return or exchange policy. 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