... The Comet and the Galaxy . ... The Moon almost ruined this photograph. During late March and early April 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp passed nearly in front of the Andromeda Galaxy. Here the Great Comet of 1997 and the Great Galaxy in Andromeda were photographed together on 1997 March 24th. ... Twenty years ago this month, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter and its moons. ... Add another 8-meter telescope to the list of modern optical telescope giants. ... A Jupiter Venus Conjunction . ...