Engraving of Donati’s Comet, which appeared in 1858.
The Great Comet of 1858, or Donati's Comet. It achieved great prominence in October of that year, and featured in many illustrations. This engraving shows its main scimitar-shaped dust tail and two thinner gas tails. The bright star close to its head is Arcturus.
Size: 2344px × 1650px
Photo credit: © Galaxy Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1858, arcturus, astronomy, comet, donati, dust, gas, great, historical, plasma, scimitar-shaped, space, tail
