Small Comets - A New Class of Interplanetary Bodies Confirmed

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas From July 16 through July 22, 1994, fragments of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, with dramatic effect.

Last Updated: 27 March 1998 A quote from David Levy (comet discover, comet observer, writer and my very good friend): "Comets are like cats. They have tails, and they do precisely what they want."

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Information from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Updated: September 2, 1999 These are simply bogus, false statements by people who must have some agenda other than the truth. Given below is the truth...

The first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed.

The great comet of 1997. From NASA.

Stare into space and learn something about these bright, dazzling, and rare occurrences. Includes images from prior sessions and related links.

Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page. The Great Comet of 1997. Observer: European Southern Observatory Location: European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile...

Last Updated: 5 October 1999 This page provides a quick summary of comets that can be observed visually. Positions for the comets discussed below are given on the Ephemerides Page.

Features Comets news, player profiles, and video and audio clips. Also has ticket and arena information.

Torino Meeting on NEO Hazard Monitoring, June 1-4, 1999 Website for latest news from JPL For classifying potential impact threats Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission to asteroid Eros

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents this review of the 1999 mission that sent a spacecraft to collect cometary material.

Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page. The Great Comet of 1997. Observer: European Southern Observatory Location: European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile...

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Come here for the latest information on Comet Hale-Bopp, including viewing maps, magnitudes, animations, etc. This page keeps track of and explanains Comets, specializing in Comet Hale-Bopp and comparing with Hyakutake.

The following are generally accepted definitions for terms related to cometary astronomy. absolute magnitude (Ho) The brightness of a comet when it is at 1 AU from both the Earth and Sun.

An introduction to Comet Hale-Bopp, comets in general, and astronomy.

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From the Brazil National Observatory

Covers the performance of the Comets with news stories, game summaries, standings and photographs.

The images below are all SIMULATED views of Comet Wild-2 using the comet's latest orbital elements. All of the images are computer generated and are automatically updated every 10 minutes.

Images taken by amateur and professional astronomers before, during, and after the events, and information on this historic event.

Since the beginning of 1995, there has been explosive growth of the number of home pages dealing with comets. Comet Hale-Bopp has only increased this growth.

Comet Images. Due to the ever increasing number of images, the image page has been reorganized. Each comet now has its own sub-page. If you plan to...

Observer: NEAR Spacecraft Location: Deep Space Date: March 24, 1996 Comet Discovered: January 30, 1996 Earth Closest Approach: March 25, 1996 07:00 UT (0.10 AU) Sun Closest Approach: May 1, 1996 09:31 UT (0.23 AU) 1 AU = 93 Million Miles = 150 Million Kilometers

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C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)Comet Hysteria. Comet Hale-Bopp, the California Ritual Suicide, and Comet Hysteria through the Centuries. By Gary W. Kronk...

Discovery and upcoming apparition of comet Hale-Bopp and how to best observe it: in Planetary Science Research Discoveries educational on-line space science magazine.

Find an introduction to the study of comets at submillimeter wavelengths. With news on the latest cometary sensations, Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake.

Find positions, images, summaries, and analyses of meteors and currently visible comets for the budding astronomer.

SEDS is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. SEDS pursues this mission by educating people about the benefits of space, by supporting a network of interested students, by providing an op

specializes in photographing comets and deep sky objects, and searching for supernovae. Also home of a comet watch and comet astrometry program.

Author of a four-volume series on comets presents a useful guide to understanding and viewing comets and meteors. Includes an event calendar.

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"Who Is the Real Santa Claus?" A breezy retelling of the story of St. Nicholas.

Below is a compilation of all of the deep space missions that have made contributions to the study of comets. Note that some of the missions listed do not have comets has their primary target (such as Galileo and Ulysses). Past Comet Missions ISEE..

Explains comets and their significant contributions to the history of space exploration. Includes photos and links to related data.

Sky & Telescope's Comet Page Above: Comet Hale-Bopp's blue ion tail extends more than 12° across the Cygnus Milky Way in this wide-field shot by Tony and Daphne Hallas from Mount Pinos, California, on March 8, 1997.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Glossary Cepheid: A pulsating variable star. This type of star undergoes a rhythmic pulsation as indicated by its regular pattern of changing brightness as a function of time.

Last Updated: 18 August 1996 The orbit of C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) Courtesy: Dale Ireland At perihelion on May 1, 1996 (above; 46 Kbytes)........On May 20, 1996 (below; 7 Kbytes)