Woodblock print depicting the Great Comet of 812 directly approaching the Earth. The crescent shapes are really streamers from the tail seen head-on, the central part of the crescents and the white patch above where they join is the head of the comet. Dated 17th Century

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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