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Comets are like asteroids, but when they are near the sun they release dust or gas. This gives them a tail or makes them look fuzzy.

Amateur_Observing@	Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet Hyakutake	Comet Lee
Asteroids and Comets

• British Astronomical Association Comet Section News, recent observations, observing information and advice.
• Canadian Comet Catchers A list of comets discovered by Canadian astronomers.
• Catalogue of Comet Discoveries Downloadable catalog. Also news, reading list, articles, links.
• Comet comet comet Overview of comets, as described by a professional comet researcher.
• Comet Information and the International Comet Quarterly From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. News, observations, orbital data, comet names and designations, links.
• Comet LINEAR Offers report and observations of a breakup of a comet in July 2000.
• Comet Observations Catalogue of images, ordered by comet.
• Comet Section of Germany News, observations, analyses of current comets, images, archives, links.
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter Extensive coverage of the event July 1994. Includes observations, reports, 1444 images, news releases and links.
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter Extensive coverage of the event July 1994. Includes observations, reports, 1444 images, news releases and links.
• Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses The solar polar orbit satellite observed tail of comet Hyakutake by means of magnetic fields and particle count anomalies. Article from Science News.
• Deep Impact: Small Telescope Science Program (STSP) Resource for telescope observers involved in the Deep Impact space mission to comet Tempel 1. Provides observation campaign data and observer collaboration.
• Deep Impact: Small Telescope Science Program (STSP) Resource for telescope observers involved in the Deep Impact space mission to comet Tempel 1. Provides observation campaign data and observer collaboration.
• Exploring The Planets: Comets History, orbits, composition, ways comets are studied, relation to meteor showers. Comets Halley, Shoemaker-Levy 9. From the National Air and Space Museum.
• Glossary Glossary of comet (and astronomical) terms.
• How Stuff Works: Comet Informative illustrated explanation of what comets are, what they are made of, where they come from and how to observe them.
• Lists and Plots: Comets Offers updated orbital data, lists and orbit diagrams. Includes near Earth objects and minor planets.
• Nakano Note Orbit computations for selected comets.
• Small Comets The original discovery and latest news about a new class of interplanetary bodies.
• SOHO Sungrazers Images of sun grazing comets from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Also, background, archives, and how to interpret images and report new discoveries.
• The International Comet Quarterly Updated news letter on observation opportunities, designation of names and discoveries. Includes observation data and links.
• The Solar System in Actions: Comets Basic features and some more information on selected comets.
• Views of the Solar System: Comets Basic features, data, discoveries, images and sections with specific information on selected comets.
• Wikipedia: Comet Encyclopedia entry covers physical characteristics, history. List of well-known comets.
• Windows to the Universe: Comets General information and data, pictures, details on the most interesting ones.

 

 

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