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Sketches of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from 1884
26 MAR. 2024 publication date 1247 Views

Sketches of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from 21-22 January 1884 by US astronomer Herbert Couper Wilson (1858-1940). The sketch from 22 January clearly shows the characteristic double tail of a comet approaching the Sun.

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US astronomer Herbert Couper Wilson (1858-1940)

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