Halley's Comet in 1986
Pioneer Venus Orbiter orbiting Venus had a front row seat when Halley's Comet was more or less hidden behind the Sun during February 1986. Its UV-spectrometer observed the water loss when Halley's Comet was at perihelion February 9.
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