... The Comet and the Galaxy . ... The Moon almost ruined this photograph. During late March and early April, Comet Hale-Bopp passed nearly in front of the Andromeda Galaxy. ... The problem was the brightness of the Moon. ... Surveyor 6 was not the first spacecraft to accomplish a soft landing on the Moon ... but it was the first to land and then lift off again! ... First, a telescope brings starlight falling over a large area to a small area. ... Barringer Crater on Earth . ... First page ] Prev. ...