... Explanation: While searching the skies above 18th century France for comets, astronomer Charles Messier diligently recorded this object as number 27 on his list of things which are definitely not comets . ...
... Northern Hemisphere observers, the tail of Comet McNaught remained visible even after the comet's head set ahead of the Sun ... The last comet to show prominent striae was Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997. ...
... May 16, 1996 . Comet Hyakutake Passes the Sun . Credit: G. Brueckner and the LASCO Team , SOHO , ESA , NASA . ... Explanation: On May 1, Comet Hyakutake made its closest approach to the Sun . ...
... 2006 October 4 . Comet SWAN Brightens . Credit Copyright: Michael JДger Gerald Rhemann . ... Explanation: A newly discovered comet has brightened enough to be visible this week with binoculars. ...
... Nevertheless, Comet Hyakutake is still a bright comet and spectacular sight. ... Latest Comet Hyakutake images: APOD Hyakutake Archive , JPL , Fayetteville Observer-Times , NASA's Night of the Comet , ICSTARS ...
... AAC . Explanation: Comet Hale-Bopp , the Great Comet of 1997, became much brighter than any surrounding stars. ... Comet Hale-Bopp 's blue ion tail , consisting of ions from the comet's nucleus , is pushed out by the solar wind . ...
... The past few weeks have been an unusually active time for comet watchers as four comets were visible simultaneously with binoculars: ISON , Lovejoy , Encke , and LINEAR . ...