Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984s%26t....67....9b&link_type=abstract
Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 67, Jan. 1984, p. 9, 10, 12.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Brightness, Halley'S Comet, Space Observations (From Earth), Solar Orbits, Visibility, Comets, Halley, Diagrams, Obrits, Astronomy, Observations, Brightness, Popular, Apparitions, Physical Properties, Lightcurve, History
Scientific paper
The geometric configurations of past appearances of Halley's Comet are characterized in three categories of visibility, and predictions are made of the visibility of the Comet in 1985-86. It is shown that Halley's Comet can either be highly visible in the Northern Hemisphere, can appear bright in the morning and be visible only for a short time, or can be seen after perihelion, and then with a long tail and receding. It is expected that this passage by the Comet will have features of the first and third types, i.e., will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere in December 1985, reaching a 6th magnitude visibility, and will be brightest if viewed from the Southern Hemisphere in April 1986.
Bortle John E.
Conway Morris Simon
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