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What source of light makes comets visible?
Comets are visible because they reflect sunlight. As a comet travels closer to the Sun, the sunlight heats up the comet's surface, causing it to release gas and dust that form a glowing coma and tail. This reflected sunlight is what makes comets visible from Earth.
Which planet is the source of light that makes a comet visible?
From Earth it would be the Sun, which, however not a planet, but a star
What comet is visible after 76 years?
Halley's comet is visible approximately every 76 years.
Which comet is visible every 72years?
Halley's comet
What is visible in our sky?
It is a comet
What visible in our sky?
It is a comet
Was Halley's comet seen in 1834?
No, Halley's comet was not visible in 1834. Halley's comet has an orbital period of about 76 years, so it was last visible from Earth in 1986 and will next be visible in 2061.
When is the next time you will be able to see a comet?
The next visible comet that is expected to be visible to the naked eye is Comet Leonard in late 2021.
Which comet is visible from earth every 76 years and is not visible in 2008?
Halley's comet is visible every 76 to 79 years. the last appearance was during the 1980's
When was the hale-bopp comet and haleys comet visible together?
Never.
What was the name of the comet visible from Perth in January 2007?
Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught
When will the next comet shoot above earth?
The next comet will be Comet Ison which will pass by the earth in 2013. It will be visible with lenses during late summer and will be visible to the naked eye by approximately November.
