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"Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on 21.9, 26.9 July, and 6.9 August 2020 UT."
Nicolas Biver, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner on August 17, 2018.
Massimo Magrini, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons and Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2aaEzVS
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"A sequence of images showing comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko moving against a background star field in the constellation Ophiuchus between March 27 and May 4, 2014." M107 in top left.
europeanspaceagency, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"Comet Lovejoy."
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Comet Lovejoy
On Dec 31, 2012, about a week after getting my new telescope, I made a resolution for the year 2013 that I would observe all 110 Messier objects.Flickr
"Halley's Comet (with Venus) as photographed May 13, 1910, by a wide-angle camera at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz."
NASA/JPL/Lowell Observatory, Public domain via https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/web12117-2011hjpg
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"The Moon, Venus, and Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina)."
Jannis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/BXUQQ7
"Comet Lovejoy in 2013 with a Geminid Meteor."
Jason Hullinger, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/ibMQCZ
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"The Great Comet of 1882" by Jose Maria Velasco.
https://www.wikiart.org/en/jose-maria-velasco/gran-cometa-de-1882
Gran cometa de 1882 - Jose Maria Velasco - WikiArt.org
‘Gran cometa de 1882’ was created by Jose Maria Velasco in Realism style. Find more prominent pieces of cloudscape at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.www.wikiart.org
Comet C2014 Q2 on December 25, 2014.
Paul Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/pzUnFT
Christmas Comet C/2014 Q2
The clouds stopped data collection early, so not much tail. WO FLT132 refractor and QSI583wsg with 0.8x reducerFlickr
"Comet" by Heorhiy Narbut (1919).
Heorhiy Narbut, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
"Comet C2013 US10 (Catalina) passing open cluster NGC 5823 on September 7, 2015."
Paul Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/yhme5b
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) passing open cluster NGC 5823
12 x 60s LRGB WO FLT132 refractor with 0.8x reducer and QSI583wsg cameraFlickr
"Star of the Hero" by Nicholas Roerich (1936).
https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Nicholas-Roerich/823433/Star-of-the-Hero,-1936.html
Star of the Hero, 1936 by Nicholas Roerich: Fine art print
Buy Star of the Hero, 1936 by Nicholas Roerich as fine art print. ✓ High-quality museum grade. ✓ Perfect reproductionMeisterdrucke
Comet C2014Q2 Lovejoy and Globular cluster M79 on December 30, 2014.
Paul Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/qj9Z5f
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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy and Globular cluster M79
WO FLT132 refractor and EOS350d camera with 0.8x reducerFlickr
Donati's Comet in 1858 by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
Donatis Comet, 1858 by Joseph Mallord William Turner
Buy Donatis Comet, 1858 by Joseph Mallord William Turner as fine art print. ✓ High-quality museum grade. ✓ Perfect reproductionMeisterdrucke
"Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks on July 27, 2023; J87 Observatory."
Juan lacruz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
"Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) Disconnection Event."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KfJlX6yPeE
Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) Disconnection Event
In mid-January 2023 as comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) approached the Sun, a coronal mass ejection (CME) resulted in unusually strong solar wind that impacted the come...YouTube
"The Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF - time-lapse shot with Fujifilm X-T2."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-cDzmJbreo
The Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF - time-lapse shot with Fujifilm X-T2
A time-lapse capture of the green comet C/2022 E3 ZTF. Shot at multiple focal lengths with various lenses using the Fuji X-T2, and also a Celestron RASA 11 s...YouTube
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on February 14, 2023.
Brandon Ghany / Horizon Productions SFL, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2oxH8QA
C2022E3_021423
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long-period comet from the Oort cloud. It reached perihelion (1.11 AU from the Sun) on 01/12 for the first time in 50,000 years. It passed 0.28 AU from Earth on 02/01.Flickr
"Comet C/2022 C3 (ZTF) tail animation timelapse."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Z5uPlA3mQ
Comet C/2022 C3 (ZTF) tail animation timelapse
Fortunately two nearly clear nights in a row gave me the opportunity to capture at last some data of C/2022 C3 (ZTF).My focus was not on pretty pictures, I t...YouTube
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) in early 2015.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/SkWt5a
NASA Study Hints at Possible Change in Water ‘Fingerprint’ of Comet
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet – an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests.Flickr
"Comet Halley and the Milky Way on March 21, 1986."
Reinhold Haefner/ESO, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) on Oct 29, 2017, near the star Alpha Camelopardalis.
CajunAstro, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/FZLx6K
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Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) on Oct 29, 2017
Comet Asassn again, but this time from semi-dark skies (Bortle Green zone.) The temps were in the mid-thirties and my camera loved it. I sat in the car to stay warm.Flickr
Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS) on January 23, 2020.
Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona, CC BY-SA 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN Taken on May 2, 2020.
Diego Toscan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on July 11, 2020.
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Chu, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Comet 29P, also known as Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 is a Centaur: "Centaurs are so-named because they exhibit some characteristics of asteroids and some of comets."
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/C. Schambeau Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"An image Comet PanStarrs C2011 taken from the Norman Lockyer Observatory on 26th May 2013 showing the large anti-tail."
Mallorcasaint at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Comet Lulin. Top: January 31, 2009; Bottom: February 4, 2009.
Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) on May 7, 2004.
WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Z. Levay and L. Frattare (Space Telescope Science Institute), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Interstellar Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) and Galaxy 2dFGRS TGN363Z174.
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"Noctilucent Neowise 8K."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpy_deG56JA
Noctilucent Neowise 8K
The observation of Comet Neowise in conjunction with intense Noctilucent Clouds (NLC) was truly a once in a lifetime event. Photographed from the Bavarian Al...YouTube
"Comet Hyakutake time lapse sequence."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrOB0rCa4Jk
Comet Hyakutake time lapse sequence
This short comet time lapse sequence is the combination of many hundreds of photos taken over a two week period in March 1996 by Peter Ceravolo and combined ...YouTube
"Comet Neowise - A Retrospective HD Timelapse."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YpsgMlONkk
Comet Neowise - A Retrospective HD Timelapse
Comet Neowise graced the night skies of 2020 with a spectacular (and much needed) celestial light show. The comet shone like a torch in the warm July 2020 ni...YouTube
"Nights of Neowise - Chasing the Comet - 4K Timelapse."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgC-EA57LaU
Nights of Neowise - Chasing the Comet - 4K Timelapse
the rare visit from space was a good reason to spend the nights in nature with the camera ... chasing Neowise... recorded aorund Nuremberg, GermanyRothsee, N...YouTube
"Comet Halley as seen by ESA's Giotto spacecraft in 1986."
ESA/MPS, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
