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Bookmark or Share- 15 greatest comets of our time - Astronomy MagazineGreat comets are fixtures throughout astronomical history. They pop up unexpectedly and can change the way people see the skies, creating unforgettable experiences that can inspire and live on in...
- The Greatest Comets of the Past Century - Sky & TelescopeRao looks back over all the comets of the past century, calling out examples of showstoppers, showpieces, and garden-variety comets. Readers predicted Comet ISON's appearance in December based on Rao's descriptions below. Now that polling is complete, here are the results:
- 'Comets of the Centuries': 500 Years of the Greatest Comets Ever SeenThere will always be bright and spectacular comets, but in each century there is always one that will stand above the others. Below I provide my own list of the five most spectacular comets...
- Comet of the Week: The Great Comet of 1882 - RocketSTEMThe famous photograph of the Great Comet of 1882 taken on November 7, 1882 by David Gill at the Cape Observatory in South Africa. During the early days of October, several astronomers began reporting individual nuclear fragments within the inner coma, and eventually, as many as six of these were reported, all strung out along the comet-sun line.
- Comet of the Week: The Great Comet of 1811 - RocketSTEMThe Great Comet of 1811 over the Katz Castle in the German town of St. Goarshausen in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate. After being hidden in sunlight for two months the comet began emerging into twilight around mid-August, already as bright as 2 nd or 3 rd magnitude.
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