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Who founded hailey's comet?
sir Edmond Halley was the Astronomer/Mathematician who hypothesized that the great comets that had appeared at intervals of 73 to 77 years since ancient times were all the same object, and correctly predicted its return in the late 18th Century. He didn't live to see it return, but when it did, it was named for him.
Who discovered that comets are not just one time vistors to earth?
Edmond Halley. He stated his belief that the comet sightings of 1456, 1531, 1607, and 1682 related to the same comet, which he predicted would return in 1758. When it did it became generally known as Halley's Comet.
What names are given to different comets?
Comets are named after the people who have discovered it or by the shape or after break away from a parent comet. eg: Halley's comet Tempel-Tuffle comet Biela's comet Encke's comet Ikeya Seki comet kooutek comet comet west comet Bowell comet IRAS -Araki-Alcock Comet Austin.
What other comets will be visible from earth by 2100?
It is challenging to predict which comets will be visible from Earth by 2100, as new comets are discovered regularly. However, some of the periodic comets that are expected to return within this timeframe include Comet Halley (2061), Comet Hale-Bopp (c. 4385), and Comet Swift-Tuttle (2126).
When did Edmund halley make his discovery?
He discovered that the comets of 1456, 1531, and 1607 were the same in 1705. In that same year he predicted that that comet would return in 1758. he died in 1742 so he didn't get to see if he was right or not, but the comet in fact did return in 1758.
What force causes comets to return to the inner planets?
Gravitational pull
Who discovered the orbit of Halley's comet?
It's theorized that all comets formed in the Oort cloud, which is a spherical cloud of comets roughly 50,000 AU from the sun. Out there are temperatures sufficiently cold enough to form the giant balls of ice we call comets
Who was edmond?
Edmond Haley was an astronomer, who predicted the return of what is now "Haleys Comet"
Why are comets names after hally?
Why is a comet named after Halley? The comet was named after English astronomer Edmond Halley who first worked out how often this particular comet appeared in our skies. Mr Halley read reports of bright comets and said it was the same comet coming back near the Earth every 70 years or so. He predicted its next return. When it showed up on time, people called it Halley's Comet. See link below.<p></p><p> http://space.about.com/od/comets/a/halleyscomet.htm
How did Haleys comet gets its name?
Halley's comet was named after a British astronomer. Edmund Halley concluded that reports of three different comets which appeared 76 years apart from one another were referring to the same comet. He died before the year of his prediction, but it appeared. Therefore, the comet was named after him.
When was last comet last seen?
As objects visible to astronomers with telescopes, it is a rare time when some comet is not visible in the sky, at some place in the world. But as far as large, naked-eye comets, the last one was Comet Hale-Bopp, which reached maximum brightness in April of 1997. It will not return for about 2500 years. New comets are being discovered all the time, but there is no way to predict when or if a large, naked-eye comet will be seen again. We are reasonably sure of the return of Comet Halley, but that will next be in 2061.
When were comets found?
Comets have been seen and studied by people for thousands of years. Edmond Halley predicted a comet to return in 1705 which is why we call it Halley's Comet or Comet Halley.
