Tag: Halley’s Comet
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Looking back: Halley’s Comet in 1986 and Comet Encke
Today, we are going to hop into the past, but we’re not going to go particularly distantly into the past. Going into the past isn’t something that I regularly do on this channel, but it is something that we have done before and I may do more regularly, there are some interesting things that have…
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Comets and Meteor Showers: The Orionids and Halley’s Comet
Today, we’re starting by looking at the sky for October 21st. We’re looking at the sky reasonably late, just before midnight. We’re looking at the 21st because we are taking a look for the Orionid meteor shower, and they peak on October 21st. This meteor shower have got a maximum Zenith Hourly Rate of about…
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Looking Forward: Comet Halley in 2061 and Mercury’s Transit in 2032
As promised last time, we are going to be looking far ahead into the future to take a look at Halley’s Comet. Halley’s Comet has a period of about 75 years, though this varies due to the planets effect as it passes them. Right now, we have to wait 37 years for it to return…
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