... the short- and intermediate-period comets (like Comet Halley), stay within the orbit ... By far the most famous comet is Comet Halley but SL 9 was a "big hit" for a week in ... a slick site with lots of info about Comet Hale-Bopp and comets in general ...
... Explanation: Comet 17P/Holmes stunned comet watchers across planet Earth earlier this week. ... an obscure and faint comet quietly orbiting the Sun with a period of about 7 years to a naked-eye comet rivaling the brighter ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . Index - Solar System: Comets: Hyakutake. ... Latest dates first. May pictures not yet included. Comet Hyakutake and a Solar Flare . Comet Hyakutake Passes the Sun . ...
... Comet Halley 's most recent pass through the inner Solar System in 1986, however ... comet, Halley achieved in 1986 only 1/10th the brightness that Comet Hyakutake did ...
... Comet Hale-Bopp 's blue ion tail was created when fast moving particles from the ... In 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp 's intrinsic brightness exceeded any comet since 1811 ... orbit, however, the comet appeared only brighter than any comet in two decades ...
... also become the most successful comet-hunter in history, racking up 102 new comets ... comets discovered with SOHO belong to a special class known as sungrazers - thought ...