Halley's Comet

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Sources

1. BookThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
2. WebsiteThe Bayeux Tapestry

Relations

depicted by:

• Bayeux Tapestry

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore, Comet

• Eadwine Psalter

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

flown past by:

• Giottosince 14 Mar 1986

  Sources: Giotto overview, NSSDCA Master Catalog

• Sakigakesince 11 Mar 1986

  Sources: NSSDCA Master Catalog

• Suiseisince 8 Mar 1986

  Sources: NSSDCA Master Catalog

• Vega 1since 6 Mar 1986

  Sources: NSSDCA Master Catalog

• Vega 2since 9 Mar 1986

  Sources: NSSDCA Master Catalog

named after:

• Edmond Halley

  Sources: The First Predicted Return of Comet Halley, Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

observed by:

• Edmond Halleysince 1682

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

• Girolamo Fracastorosince Aug 1531 O.S.

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

• Johannes Keplersince 1607

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

• John Herschelsince 1835

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

• Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanellisince Jun 1456 O.S.

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore, Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Volume 1: Ancient–1799

• Peter Apiansince Aug 1531 O.S.

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

predicted by:

• Alexis Clairautsince 14 Nov 1758

  Sources: The First Predicted Return of Comet Halley

• Edmond Halleysince 1705

  Sources: A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets, Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

recovered by:

• Charles Messiersince 21 Jan 1759

  Sources: The First Predicted Return of Comet Halley

• David Jewittsince 16 Oct 1982

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore, Comet 1P/Halley

• Johann Georg Palitzschsince 25 Dec 1758

  Sources: The First Predicted Return of Comet Halley

• Max Wolfsince 11 Sep 1909

  Sources: Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore

Appears in46 items

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  10661 item
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    A long-haired star24 Apr 1066 O.S.
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  Halley’s Comet Through History37 items
  • A portent in the sky25 May 240 BCE O.S.
  • Qin astronomers log a “broom star”25 May 240 BCE O.S.
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    Babylon’s astronomers write it down12 Nov 164 BCE O.S.
  • A comet hangs over Rome10 Oct 12 BCE O.S.
  • A sword-shaped star over Jerusalem?26 Jan 66 CE O.S.
  • The closest pass10 Apr 837 CE O.S.
  • “Such a token” over all England24 Apr 1066 O.S.
  • The Bayeux Tapestry: “Isti mirant stella”c. 1073 O.S.
  • 
    A comet in the Eadwine Psalter18 Apr 1145 O.S.
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    Giotto paints the Star of Bethlehem as a cometc. 1304 O.S.
  • Calixtus III and the comet: a legend grows1456 O.S.
  • Toscanelli tracks the comet across the stars9 Jun 1456 O.S.
  • Apian sees the tail point away from the Sun26 Aug 1531 O.S.
  • Kepler watches from Prague27 Oct 1607
  • 
    Halley watches the comet of 168215 Sep 1682
  • Waiting for the return15 Sep 1682
  • Halley predicts a return in 17581705
  • Clairaut adds Jupiter and Saturn14 Nov 1758
  • Palitzsch finds it on Christmas night25 Dec 1758
  • Messier finds it, a month late21 Jan 1759
  • The first predicted return13 Mar 1759
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    John Herschel follows it from the CapeOct 1835
  • Mark Twain, comet to comet30 Nov 1835
  • Max Wolf spots the returning comet11 Sep 1909
  • Mark Twain goes out with it21 Apr 1910
  • 
    Earth passes through the tail19 May 1910
  • 
    Recovered beyond Saturn16 Oct 1982
  • Heading out9 Feb 1986
  • 
    The Halley Armada6 Mar 1986
  • Vega 1 meets the comet6 Mar 1986
  • Suisei and Sakigake8 Mar 1986
  • Vega 2 meets the comet9 Mar 1986
  • Giotto flies into Halley’s Comet14 Mar 1986, 00:03
  • 
    The faintest comet ever seenMar 2003
  • Aphelion: the comet turns for home9 Dec 2023
  • Coming home9 Dec 2023
  • The next perihelion28 Jul 2061
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  Robotic Explorers of the Solar System6 items
  • NASA’s eleven-year gap8 Aug 1978
  • Vega 115 Dec 1984, 09:16
  • Sakigake, Japan’s first probe beyond Earth7 Jan 1985
  • Giotto2 Jul 1985, 11:23
  • Vega 1 meets Halley’s Comet6 Mar 1986
  • Giotto flies into Halley’s Comet14 Mar 1986, 00:03
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  Telescopes: Galileo to JWST1 item
  • John Herschel at the Cape15 Jan 1834
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  The Scientific Revolution1 item
  • Halley watches the comet of 16821682 O.S.