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Ikeya-Zhang Cometh

Posted by michael on from the flee-whilst-you-still-can dept.

nefertari writes: "It seems that comet Ikeya-Zhang will brighten a lot. A recent picture is today's APOD. Currently he should be visible in the evening, but from April on, you can watch him in the morning." We had an earlier story on this comet and several people posted good links.

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  1. Re:Historical Note: by Remus+Shepherd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now that modern astronomers have seen this comet, they're taking precise measurements of its orbit. By their calculations, they figure it should also have been visible about 340 years ago. (Or, put another way, its orbit has a 340 year period.) Then they checked the historical records for any comets mentioned about that time, and found one that fit. QED.

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