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Did you know... that C/1990 K1 (Levy) was the first comet observed by the
Hubble Space Telescope, but only short exposures were obtained as the telescope was not yet able to track Solar System bodies?
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... that C/1990 K1 (Levy) was the first comet observed by
Hubble Space Telescope, but only short exposures were obtained as the telescope wasn't yet able to track Solar System bodies?