Comet observation, 1844. Comet observed from the observatory in Kensington, London, UK, built by the British astronomer Sir James South (1785-1867). T

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Comet observation, 1844. Comet observed from the observatory in Kensington, London, UK, built by the British astronomer Sir James South (1785-1867). This observation was made by telescope on 11 June 1844, and the comet was not visible to the naked eye. Comets are icy bodies from the outer solar system that boil and form a bright tail of gas and dust as they approach the Sun.

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