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  2. Great comet - Wikipedia

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    Comet McNaught as the Great Comet of 2007. A great comet is a comet that becomes exceptionally bright. There is no official definition; often the term is attached to comets such as Halley's Comet, which during certain appearances are bright enough to be noticed by casual observers who are not looking for them, and become well known outside the astronomical community.

  3. Comet McNaught - Wikipedia

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    The comet was dubbed the Great Comet of 2007 by Space.com. [10] On 13 and 14 January 2007, the comet attained an estimated maximum apparent magnitude of −5.5. [11] It was bright enough to be visible in daylight about 5°–10° southeast of the Sun from 12 to 14 January. [12]

  4. Comet Hale–Bopp - Wikipedia

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    Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. [10] [11] [12] Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separately on July 23, 1995, before it became visible to the naked eye.

  5. Brightest comet in 20 years to appear this week - AOL

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    A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance. The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years ...

  6. How to Watch a Once-in-160,000-Year Comet Predicted to Shine ...

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    Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to make its return for a close encounter with the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers the chance to spot one of the brightest comets in 20 years from Earth.

  7. Comet A3: Stunning new pictures show ‘comet of the century ...

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    Telescopes in space have provided stunning new images of Comet A3, the so-called “comet of the century”.. The object – which has the full name C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) – was found ...

  8. C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) - Wikipedia

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    At its brightest, Comet Lovejoy had an apparent magnitude of between –3 and –4, which is about as bright as the planet Venus. [ 12 ] [ 17 ] It is the brightest sungrazing comet ever observed by SOHO, and the brightest comet to appear since Comet McNaught of 2007, which shone at visual magnitude –5.5 .

  9. PHOTOS: Rare comet glows in evening sky - AOL

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    A bright comet has made a rare appearance in the sky, and skywatchers will have several opportunities to see it before it retreats into the icy depths of space. Comet C/2023 A3, also known as ...