Comets
| Title | Comets |
| View | Halley's comet (1P/1909 R1 1910 II 1909c) 28:3158 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Distant view of the lighthouse at Diamond Head crater on Oahu, Hawaii. Ferdinand Ellerman of Mount Wilson Observatory set up a temporary observing station in the area at the behest of the Astrophysical Society of America to observe and measure Halley's Comet during the time of its 1910 reappearance. |
| Subject Terms | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 | Halley's comet | American Astronomical Society | Scientific expeditions | Lighthouses | Hawaiian Islands |
| Photographer | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 |
| Photograph Date | 1910 |
| Physical Format | Black-and-white negatives; 19.1 x 25.1 cm |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-00795 |
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