Cometary outbursts - A review

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Mar 1990

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Royal Astronomical Society, Quarterly Journal (ISSN 0035-8738), vol. 31, March 1990, p. 69-94.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Comet Nuclei, Comet Tails, Halley'S Comet, Light Curve, Meteoroid Showers, Solar Orbits, Solar Radiation

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A cometary outburst is an unexpected flare-up in the brightness of a comet, the brightness normally increasing by 2-3 mag but on occasions by up to 5. The general characteristics of cometary outbursts and the suggested mechanisms put forward to explain their occurrences are reviewed. The 'super-outbursts' that occur when comets split apart are briefly discussed. Special reference is made to the way in which the recent observations of the nucleus of P/Halley have affected views concerning the possible causative mechanisms.

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