Comets Collection

Hale-Bopp comet
Hale-Bopp. Artwork of the comet Hale-Bopp above an ocean shore. Hale-Bopp was one of the brightest comets of the 20th century, and was seen for much of early 1997. A comet is a lump of ice and rock

Halleys Comet as it appeared in 1910
The course of Halleys Comet across the night sky through April and May, 1910. The next predicted perihelion of Halleys Comet is 28 July 2061 Date: 1910

Solar system map from 1853
Historical map of the solar system, published in Germany in 1853. The main diagram shows the orbits of the first seven planets out to Uranus

Comet Hale Bopp seen from Southern England, February 1997

Panspermia theory of life
Panspermia, conceptual image. Panspermia is the theory that the seeds of life on Earth, such as water and organic matter, arrived from outer space

Heidelberg Comet 1618
A comet seen over Heidelberg Date: 1618

Comet August 1921
The Earth passes through the tail of an unknown comet, with spectacular aerial effects

Winchester Comet of 1811
A comet of 1811 as seen at daybreak on October 15th from Otterbourne Hill, Winchester Date: 1811

Grandville / Comet
The peregrinations of a comet

Avro Vulcan B.1 7856M - XA8927 - 30
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.1 7856M / XA897 / 30, at RAF Halton on 22 June 1968.Formerly of 230OCU

de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.2 7958M - XK716 - 8 Cepheus
Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.2 7958M / XK716 / 8 Cepheus (msn )

Avro Vulcan B.1 7748M - XA892 - 16
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.1 7748M / XA892 / 16 (msn PS4), at RAF Halton on 22 June 1968.Formerly of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, this aircraft never entered service with the RAF

Avro Vulcan B.1 7748M - XA892 - 16
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.1 7748M / XA892 / 16 (msn PS4), at RAF Halton in November 1962.Formerly of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, this aircraft never entered service with the RAF

Sir Edmund Halley
3507805 Sir Edmund Halley; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86.); Universal History Archive

Earth's path around the Sun, 1888
3480254 Earth's path around the Sun, 1888; (add.info.: Earth's path around the Sun; showing the seasons of the year. In margin are various comets and nebulae)

An engraving depicting the recovery of the giant meteorite which fell at Bondego
5310634 An engraving depicting the recovery of the giant meteorite which fell at Bondego, Brazil in November 1887, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86
3507806 Sir Edmund Halley on a commemorative plate to mark the return of Halley's Comet 185-86

THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET satire inspired by Halley's comet Date: 1909

Comet Neowise over Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. July, 2020

Star of the Hero, 1936 (tempera on canvas)
5642766 Star of the Hero, 1936 (tempera on canvas) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 91.8A--122.2 cm; Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York; eNicholas Roerich Museum; Russian, out of copyright

The Comet as it appeared on Tuesday Evening
1619597 The Comet as it appeared on Tuesday Evening, at Eleven O Clock, from near the South-Western Railway Station, New Brentford (engraving) by English School

The Comet seen over Mount Egmont, New Zealand (engraving)
1043958 The Comet seen over Mount Egmont, New Zealand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comet seen over Mount Egmont, New Zealand)

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1XB G-APAS
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1XB G-APAS (msn 6022, ex F-BGNZ / XM823 / 8351M), at the RAF Museum Cosford / Aerospace Museum Cosford

The comet of Coggia in 1874 (engraving)
3098005 The comet of Coggia in 1874 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The comet of Coggia in 1874)

The End of the World, 1910 (litho)
3091225 The End of the World, 1910 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the World, 1910. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Comets (engraving)
6001985 Comets (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comets. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

The Comet, 1899, printed 1910 (double-sided relief engraving on zinc on paper)
2971969 The Comet, 1899, printed 1910 (double-sided relief engraving on zinc on paper) by Posada, Jose Guadalupe (1851-1913); 29.6x40.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Comet as seen from the P and O SS "Assam"(engraving)
1061123 The Comet as seen from the P and O SS " Assam" (engraving) by English School

The Comet in the Southern Hemisphere
1613972 The Comet in the Southern Hemisphere, as viewed from the Wellington, in Queen Charlottes Sound (engraving) by English School

The Comet as seen from HMS Orion, Lake Timsah, 1 October, 4. 30 am (engraving)
1622097 The Comet as seen from HMS Orion, Lake Timsah, 1 October, 4.30 am (engraving) by Wilson

Donatis Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, 17 September, 7 1 / 2 pm (engraving)
1619309 Donatis Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park, 17 September, 7 1/2 pm (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donatis Comet, as seen from Greenwich Park)

The comets (coloured engraving)
997894 The comets (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Comets and Cometary Influences (engraving)
2772743 Comets and Cometary Influences (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comets and Cometary Influences)

Frontispiece of The Assayer by Galileo Galilei, 1623 (engraving)
715153 Frontispiece of The Assayer by Galileo Galilei, 1623 (engraving) by Villamena

The Comet as seen from the Pyramids (engraving)
1061172 The Comet as seen from the Pyramids (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comet as seen from the Pyramids)

The Comet, seen at Castellamare, Bay of Naples (engraving)
1097274 The Comet, seen at Castellamare, Bay of Naples (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comet, seen at Castellamare, Bay of Naples)

Forms of comets after the historian Pliny (engraving)
3098009 Forms of comets after the historian Pliny (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of comets after the historian Pliny)

Donatis Comet (engraving)
1619386 Donatis Comet (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donatis Comet. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 October 1858)

The Comet (engraving)
1587730 The Comet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comet. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 August 1862)

The New Comet discovered on Sunday Last (engraving)
1625118 The New Comet discovered on Sunday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Comet discovered on Sunday Last)

Cosmography, a collection of diagrams on various planetary systems (engraving)
979800 Cosmography, a collection of diagrams on various planetary systems (engraving) by Drioux, M.M. & Leroy, Ch

Path of the New Comet from its Discovery on 30 June to 9 August (engraving)
1619625 Path of the New Comet from its Discovery on 30 June to 9 August (engraving) by English School

The Sky at Night (engraving)
1622160 The Sky at Night (engraving) by Smith, James Burrell (1822-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sky at Night. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 December 1882)

The New Comet (engraving)
1624996 The New Comet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Comet. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 July 1844)

The great comet of the year 1811 (coloured engraving)
998035 The great comet of the year 1811 (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

The hunters being hunted
Andrei Ionut Dascalu

Comet NEOWISE
Richard Liu

Comet Neowise over Campo Imperatore
Luigi Ruoppolo

Bill Haley of the Comets, on a tour of Britain, is presented by Freddie Lee with an original 78rpm record of his 1950s, 20-million-selling No 1, Rock Around the Clock

Edmond Halley, caricature C015 / 6703
Edmond Halley (1656-1742). Caricature of the British astronomer Sir Edmond Halley. Halley is famous for deducing that the comets seen in 1456, 1531, 1607 and 1682 were the same object

Oort cloud. Computer illustration of the Oort cloud of comet nuclei thought to form a spherical halo around the solar system. The Sun and solar system are at centre, but are not seen at this scale

Formation of the Earth, artwork
Formation of the Earth. Artwork showing stages in the formation of the Earth, up to the present day. The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago

The Great Comet of 1881, known technically as C / 1881 K1 and also as Comet Tebbutt
The Great Comet of 1881, known technically as C/1881 K1 and also as Comet Tebbutt, after John Tebbutt, 1834 - 1916, the Australian astronomer who first observed it from Windsor, New South Wales

Comet Neowise; South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910
The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910

Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881
The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881

Halleys Comet over Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910
Star-gazers watch Halleys Comet near the Flagstaff on Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910. Date: 1910

Nicols Struyck
NICOLaS STRUYCK Dutch mathematician and astronomer, known for his Cometarium which mapped the progress of comets round the sun. Date: 1687 - 1769

Quaoar in the Kuiper belt
Quaoar in the Kuiper Belt, artwork. Discovered in 2002 and with a diameter about half that of Pluto, Quaoar is one of the largest objects yet found in the Kuiper Belt

Sun and planets, size comparison
Alien planetary system. Artwork of an extrasolar Earth-like planet (centre right) orbiting its parent star. Another planet (black dot) is seen transiting the star

Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias Olbers (1758-1840), German astronomer and physician. (1864)

Francesco Bianchini
FRANCESCO BIANCHINI Italian astronomer, made observations about Venus and the Moon, discovered three comets, worked on the calendar for pope Clement XI. Date: 1662 - 1729

Comet of 1811 Rhine
A comet seen over the Rhine in Germany in 1811. Date: 1811

Comet of 1857 Paris
A comet is seen over Paris: in fact the " Comet of 1857" was a hoax. Date: 1857

COMETS OF 1577 1680 1769
THREE EARLY COMET OBSERVATIONS - 1577, after Cornelius Gemma - 1680, after Sturm - 1769, after Messier Date: 1577, 1680, 1769

Comet of Coggia, 1874
THE COMET OF COGGIA observed from the Pont-Neuf, Paris, France Date: 1874

Caroline Herschel
CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL Astronomer, discovered eight comets. Also assisted her brother Sir William Herschel (1738-1822). Date: 1750 - 1848

Comet of 1811 / Anon
A comet seen in 1811 somewhere over England, quite possibly the same one which was seen at daybreak from Otterbourne Hill, Winchester on October 15th. Date: 1811

Comet of 1811 / Mag. Pitt
A comet seen in 1811, quite possibly the same one which was seen at daybreak from Otterbourne Hill, Winchester on October 15th. Date: 1811

Morehouses Comet
MOREHOUSEs COMET photographed from Greenwich Date: 1908

Comet Pons-Winnecke 1921
The PONS-WINNECKE COMET, which some feared might hit Earth, passes by harmlessly Date: 1921

Parisians panic at the sight of a comet, thinking that it presages the end of the world. Date: 1819

A Pope with church leaders, a comet, an eclipse and accompanying text. Date: 1493

COMET 1882
Observed by a British artillery officer near the Pyramids, Egypt. Date: 1882

Diagram showing planetary orbits, the sun and the path of a comet, digital illustration

Comet and star dust in space, 3D illustration

Comet (Calloplesiops altivelis) adult, with false-eye spot, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Gatwick Airport in May 1972 showing Comets, One-Elevens, a Caravelle and a 707. Date: 1972

Title page of pamphlet by John Hill on the comet of December 1680 (Kirch). At this date comets were still considered by many people to be phenomena of ill omen and were viewed with superstitious awe

Illustration showing a view of Augsburg, Germany with the comets of 1680, 1682, and 1683 in the sky

30-inch telescope, Helwan, Egypt
30-inch telescope, Helwan Observatory. This observatory was built in Helwan, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt, from 1903

30-inch telescope focus, Helwan, Egypt
30-inch telescope focus. At right is the secondary mirror, used to reflect light from the larger primary mirror towards the camera (left) that contains photographic plates

Nemesis star, artwork
Nemesis star. Computer artwork of the star Nemesis, a hypothetical companion star to the Sun (upper left)

Solar system formation, artwork C013 / 8989
Solar system formation. Computer artwork of a protoplanet inside the primordial nebula surrounding the Sun (centre)

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Comets have long fascinated humanity, captivating our imaginations and sparking curiosity about the vastness of the universe. From Halleys Comet as it appeared in 1910 to the Hale-Bopp comet that graced our skies in 1997, these celestial wonders have left an indelible mark on history. In 1853, a solar system map was created, providing us with a glimpse into the intricate dance of planets and comets. It was during this time that the Heidelberg Comet made its appearance in 1618, leaving astronomers awestruck by its beauty and mystery. The Panspermia theory of life suggests that comets may have played a crucial role in seeding life on Earth. This notion adds another layer of wonder to these cosmic wanderers, making them even more intriguing. As we delve deeper into history, we encounter notable comets such as the August 1921 comet and Winchester Comet of 1811. These events became significant milestones for scientific observation and understanding. Artistic interpretations also found their place among cometary fascination. The Grandville/Comet artwork showcases how these celestial bodies inspired creativity beyond scientific realms. Even politics couldn't escape the influence of comets. In 1909, "THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET" satire emerged as Halley's comet approached once again, highlighting how these astronomical occurrences can capture public attention like no other phenomenon. From Hampstead Heath in London to Southern England's vantage point, people from all walks of life marveled at Halley's Comet over different periods throughout history. Its return every seventy-six years has become an eagerly anticipated event for stargazers worldwide. Comets continue to remind us just how small we are within this vast cosmos while igniting our sense of wonderment and inspiring further exploration into space.