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THE MOST FAMOUS OF ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS; THE COMET

THE MOST FAMOUS OF ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS; THE COMET More than 30 years Halley’s comet has been falling inward toward the SUN, the solar gravity pulling it even faster along its orbit. AMAZING QUALITES OF HALLEY’S COMET [A] IT has made 34 appearances [B] FIRST noted 467bc and last seen 1986 [C] IT showed-up in England during Norman CONQUEST of 1066 [D] HERALDED the birth of Christ in 11 BC [E] Great Britain defeat France in 1759; foundation of British empire Halley’s comet was seen [F]IT is most famous of all astronomical objects [G] HALLEY comet follows 76 years orbit, approaching the sun within the orbit of Venus and retreating more than 3 billion miles beyond the orbit of Neptune, 8th planet. It was closest to the earth in February 1986 [H] Last appearance was in 1986 and first sighted by scientists in 1909 The comet is made of the head or coma and the tail, with gases coming out of the tail. Th