The Great Comet of 1881 on June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. (Plate 11 from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings 1881)

Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, Public domain, via Aleksandr Yuferev's Flickr at https://flic.kr/p/24fkpCU

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Comet Donati in 1858 by Detskaya Entsyklopedia.

Via Flickr: Aleksandr Yuferev. Public Domain. https://flic.kr/p/GanZ77

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"Astronomical Observations - Comet," by Donato Creti (1711).

Musei Vaticani, Pinacoteca, Sala 15. Fabrizio Garrisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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"Village at Night - a Comet," (1880) by Aleksander Mroczkowski.

Public Domain accessed via the National Museum of Warsaw. https://cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl/en/catalog/508684

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The Great Comet of 1843, painted by the astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth. I have joined two separate works by Smyth, the daytime and nighttime views, into a single image.

"The Great Comet of 1843" and "Daylight View over Table Bay Showing the Great Comet of 1843."

Charles Piazzi Smyth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Comet of December 22nd, 1680 by Rochus van Veen.

Staartster boven Beverwijk, 1680, Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Comet 1911. 4. (Brooks) H. Knox-Shaw, Helwan Observatory, Egypt, 1911, November, 3d 14h 50m, 30-inch Reflector, focal length, 135in, exposure, 15 min, 10" x 12".

Science Museum Group. Glass positive:- Comet 1911 IV (Brooks) H. Knox-Shaw. 1929-731Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed February 21, 2023. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56892/glass-positive-comet-1911-iv-brooks-h-knox-shaw-black-and-white-transparencies-astrophotographs-comets.

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Comets and their tails have come in all shapes and sizes. Some, like Comet Rosa seen in this post, are more familiar.

Comet Rosa (CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) as depicted in "The Comet Book," or "Comets and their General and Particular Meanings, According to Ptolomeé, Albumasar, Haly, Aliquind and other Astrologers." Published in 1587.

This book contains many such examples. Other images from this book can be found at the Public Domain Review: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-comet-book

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🔭 Know what’s happening in the February sky (aside from that #comet)!

Here's how to spot the Auriga constellation, a couple of star clusters, and Jupiter and Venus converging: https://go.nasa.gov/37ePy0B
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A #comet that hasn't been in our cosmic neighborhood in 50,000 years is making its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 2. With binoculars and clear skies, you may spot C/2022 E3 (ZTF) near the Big Dipper. Let us know if you do!
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