comet astronomy

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• comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …   Universalium

• Astronomy — (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον), star , and nomos (νόμος), law ) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth s atmosphere (such as the cosmic… …   Wikipedia

• Astronomy — • Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical and physical nature Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Astronomy Now — is a monthly British magazine on astronomy and is the UK s best selling astronomy magazine, featuring a mix of articles ranging from how to observe the night sky to the latest discoveries in the Solar System and in deep space. The magazine… …   Wikipedia

• Comet Skorichenko-George — (sometimes spelled Scorichenko George) is also designated C/1989 Y1, 1990 VI, and 1989e1. It was discovered on December 17, 1989 by Doug George of Kanata (near Ottawa), Ontario, Canada, and Soviet astronomer Boris N. Skorichenko (Mezmay,… …   Wikipedia

• astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,… …   Universalium

• Comet — This article is about the astronomical object. For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). Comet Hale– …   Wikipedia

• Comet Hale–Bopp — C/1995 O1 (Hale–Bopp) Discovery Discovered by: Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp Discovery date: July 23, 1995 Alternate designations: The Great Comet of …   Wikipedia

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 — Shoemaker Levy redirects here. For other Shoemaker Levy comets see List of periodic comets. Infobox Comet name=SL9 (Shoemaker Levy) caption=Image of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 fragments (total: 21), taken on May 17, 1994 discoverer= Carolyn Shoemaker …   Wikipedia

• Comet Hale-Bopp — Infobox Comet name=C/1995 O1 (Hale Bopp) discoverer=Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovery date=23 July 1995 designations=The Great Comet of 1997, C/1995 O1 epoch=2450460.5 semimajor=186 AU perihelion=0.91 AU aphelion=371 AU gravitational parameter… …   Wikipedia

• Comet Holmes — 17P/Holmes Comet Holmes on November 4, 2007, showing the blue ion tail on the right, taken from Hungary Discovery Discovery date: November 6, 1892 Alternate designations: 1892 V1; 1892 III; 1892f; 1899 L1; 1899 II; 1899d; …   Wikipedia