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Object details:

Object Name: Drawing, Comet Kohoutek
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19761596000

	Object Name
	Drawing, Comet Kohoutek

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c09c938b-e58c-46b4-b39d-b41a9ada9fdd

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	Edward G. Gibson

	Materials
	White crayon on black paper

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W): 22.9 x 38.1cm (9 x 15 in.)

	Summary
	A drawing in pastel on black cardboard of Comet Kohoutek made by astronaut E. G. Gibson based on observations he made during the Skylab 3 mission. The comet was discovered in early March 1973 and was predicted to become a major celestial event since it was believed to be a primordeal comet on its first passage into the inner solar system. Gibson, the science specialist and pilot for the third manned Skylab visit, is a solar physicist and focused on the astronomical experiments. He took the opportunity to observe the comet visually through different windows in Skylab during the 84-day mission, supplementing electronographic images taken by various Skylab telescopes.

	Summary
	The full suite of over a dozen drawings and renderings was split between the space science collection and the art collection after it was donated by the Aerospace Corporation. This drawing represents the comet on January 1, 1974, four days after perihelion.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of the Aerospace Corporation

	Inventory Number
	A19761596000

	Type
	LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Drawings & Blueprints (Archives)

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