![Diagram of the appearance of Comet Kohoutek](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/0102018/0102018~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1900&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
Skylab
This pencil sketch of the Comet Kohoutek made by Skylab-4 astronaut Edward Gibson illustrates the crew's collective impressions of the comet's appearance on December 29, 1973. An early discovery of a large comet in an orbit that would reach close to the Sun at the end of 1973 prompted NASA to initiate Operation Kohoutek, a program to coordinate widespread observations of the comet from ground observatories, aircraft, balloons, rockets, unmarned satellites, and Skylab.
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TakenJanuary 1, 1974
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