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Comet 6P d’Arrest

Started by Dennis Persyk, 08/31/2008 07:45PM
Posted 08/31/2008 07:45PM Opening Post
Comet 6P d’Arrest is a magnitude 8.8 comet in Microscopium. The 6P designates it is a periodic comet. It comes around about every six years. The comet was discovered in 1851. I can’t imagine how guys discovered comets in those days without modern technology.

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Dennis Persyk
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Hampshire, IL

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Posted 09/07/2008 03:36PM #1
Excellent stuff, as usual, Dennis! 8)
This little comet sure is faint & hard to catch... (even though I believe Boattini is even fainter by now...)

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL

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