Sponsor for PC Pals Forum
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years  (Read 995 times)

Offline Clive

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 74295
  • Won Quiz of the Year 2015,2016,2017, 2020, 2021
How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years
« on: September 19, 2010, 22:45 »
Ancient Greek texts reveal the earliest recorded sighting of the solar system's most famous comet 2,500 years ago. Since then, Halley's Comet has repeatedly cameoed in history, getting credit for toppling armies, birthing empires, and even killing Mark Twain.

LINK
Logged

Offline TR

  • Forum Fanatic
  • ******
  • Posts: 7127
Re: How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2010, 22:55 »
When Halley's comet was in orbit, I can remember it well. my other half was working at the local club at the time and I was walking her home every night @ about 23 : 30 (hic) and it was in the night sky so vividly it got me interested ...with the solar system, now I follow the ISS every time she is in sight?
Logged

Offline Clive

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 74295
  • Won Quiz of the Year 2015,2016,2017, 2020, 2021
Re: How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 08:03 »
Do you remember Hale-Bopp in 1997?  That was the best I've ever seen.  LINK   8-)
Logged

Offline sam

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 19966
Re: How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 13:07 »
Hale-Bopp is the most imrpessive comet I've ever seen.
Logged
- sam | @starrydude --

Show unread posts since last visit.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsor for PC Pals Forum