... David N. Schramm, 1945 - 1997 . 22.12.1997 . ... The fifth lunar landing mission out of six, Apollo 16 was famous for deploying and using an ultraviolet telescope as the first lunar observatory, and for collecting rocks and data on the mysterious lunar highlands. ... As 1997 fades, so does the Great Comet of 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp. ... Many will remember Comet Hale-Bopp as a comet with a coma so bright it could be seen by eye even when near the Moon. ... The Coma Cluster of Galaxies . ...