Halley's Comet - Nepedia

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A bright star visits us.

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It is a big comet. It comes back every 75 years. It looks like a snowball of dust and ice. We can see it in the sky. Will you look for it?

Animation of 1P／Halley orbit - 2061 apparition.gif

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File:Excerpt of Halley's Letter to Newton About Comets' Orbits (MS Add.3982).jpg

Excerpt of Halley's Letter to Newton...

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Francis williams.jpg

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Comet Halley close up-cropped.jpg

File:Comete Tapisserie Bayeux.jpg

Comete Tapisserie Bayeux.jpg

File:Giotto - Scrovegni - -18- - Adoration of the Magi.jpg

Giotto - Scrovegni - -18- - Adoration of...

File:Astronomicum Caesareum (1540), p.89v (comet illustration).jpg

Astronomicum Caesareum (1540), p.89v...

File:ESO-Comet Halley at 28 AU-phot-27a-03-fullres.jpg

ESO-Comet Halley at 28 AU-phot-27a-03-fullres.jpg

File:Animation of 1P／Halley orbit - 2061 apparition.gif

Animation of 1P／Halley orbit - 2061 apparition.gif

File:1PHalley-Vega2Flyby.png

1PHalley-Vega2Flyby.png

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