The Rambling Astronomer

This is the closest bright comet to fly past the Earth, it missed us by just 10 million km.

One of the brightest comets ever seen, as comets were always linked with dire events the comet of 1264 was linked with the death of Pope Urban IV

The great comet of 1106 was a sungrazer comet and was seen around the world.

The comet of 44 BCE, many would say it caused the death of Julius Caesar, it appeared in the sky a few weeks after his assassination

Here is a simple introduction to one of the flimsy members of the solar system, comets.

The second brightest star in the smallest constellation in the sky, Crux the Southern Cross. Beta is sometimes known as Mimosa.

The faintest of the three stars that form the summer triangle, yet Deneb is actually the brightest. It appears fainter than Altair and Vega simply because it is much further away.

The most southerly of the first magnitude stars as seen from Britain.

Together with Castor, the star Pollux are the brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini the Twins one of the brightest of the zodiacal groups.

The brightest star in the constellation of Virgo the Virgin, Spica is always seen low down from Britain, which is a bit if a shame. Spica can be found by using the Plough.