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Small Bodies
Comets
26 Sites
Comets are like asteroids, but when they are near the sun they release dust or gas. This gives them a tail or makes them look fuzzy.
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Comet Hale-Bopp
3 Sites
Comet Hyakutake
1 Sites
Comet Lee
1 Sites
Images
4 Sites
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Small Comets
- The original discovery and latest news about a new class of interplanetary bodies.
Views of the Solar System: Comets
- Basic features, data, discoveries, images and sections with specific information on selected comets.
British Astronomical Association Comet Section
- News, recent observations, observing information and advice.
Nakano Note
- Orbit computations for selected comets.
Catalogue of Comet Discoveries
- Downloadable catalog. Also news, reading list, articles, links.
Wikipedia: Comet
- Encyclopedia entry covers physical characteristics, history. List of well-known comets.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter
- Extensive coverage of the event July 1994. Includes observations, reports, 1444 images, news releases and links.
Comet Observations
- Catalogue of images, ordered by comet.
Comets
- Overview provided by David Jewitt, an astronomer at UCLA.
The Age of Comets
- Article by William Newcott republished from the National Geographic magazine.
CARA Project
- Comet data archive for amateur astronomers. Includes observation logs and discussions. In English and Italian.
Windows to the Universe: Comets
- General information and data, pictures, details on the most interesting ones.
Glossary
- Glossary of comet (and astronomical) terms.
Comet Information and the International Comet Quarterly
- From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. News, observations, orbital data, comet names and designations, links.
Comet Section of Germany
- News, observations, analyses of current comets, images, archives, links.
Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses
- The solar polar orbit satellite observed tail of comet Hyakutake by means of magnetic fields and particle count anomalies. Article from Science News.
Lists and Plots: Comets
- Offers updated orbital data, lists and orbit diagrams. Includes near Earth objects and minor planets.
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Comets
Astronomy : Amateur : Solar System Observing
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Asteroids and Comets
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