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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2024 · 5 MIN

The comet halfway from Halley's next showing

from SkyCaramba · host SkyCaramba

Legends abound about seven stars and why only six of them are visible. We review what the ancient Greeks said about the Pleiades and which Pleiad is missing. As Comet Halley is at the halfway point between appearances, another comet with an orbit almost as long is showing in the evening sky. Find out about Comet Pons-Brooks. And planets keep working their way out of the evening and morning skies.

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Legends abound about seven stars and why only six of them are visible. We review what the ancient Greeks said about the Pleiades and which Pleiad is missing. As Comet Halley is at the halfway point between appearances, another comet with an orbit...

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