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14th November 1680: German astronomer Gottfried Kirch uses a telescope to discover a comet for the first time
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14th November 1680: German astronomer Gottfried Kirch uses a telescope to discover a comet for the first time
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20 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
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Officially known as C/1680 V1, Kirch's discovery soon became known as the Great Comet of 1680 and was visible for many weeks, growing to become the brightest object in the night sky and one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth ...
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
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