The Return of Halley’s Comet…
I was reminded at the weekend that Halley's Comet has just passed its aphelion (furthest distance from the Sun) and is now falling back into the Solar System towards its next perihelion (closest distance to the Sun) in 2061, by which time I will almost certainly be retired. Halley's Comet last visited us in 1986 when I was 23 and living in Brighton.
http://telescoper.blog/2023/12/11/the-return-of-halleys-comet/
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2023-12-11 13:43:32
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