 | | | 1973 | | MARCH 7 | Comet Kohoutek-Skylab is sighted: The first comet to be observed by a manned spacecraft. |
click picture to enlargeIts previous apparition was about 150,000 yrs ago and its next will be in about 75,000 yrs. It was hyped by the media as the comet of the century. However, its display was considered a let-down, leading to the nickname Comet Watergate. This comet was observed by the crew of Skylab 4 and Soyuz 13. more info...  a1011 | | |
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