Sentences with phrase «bright comet»
A "bright comet" refers to a special kind of space object that can be seen from Earth as a shining ball of light with a tail. It appears in the sky and can be really bright, standing out among the stars. Full definition
To these I might have added the name of Professor Stephan Koerner, and finally that bright comet in the present - day firmament which, according to certain observers, comes trailing dazzling clouds of uncertain composition, namely Dr. Noam Chomsky.
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Then in 1996 and 1997 two bright comets passed spectacularly close to Earth, and comets became instant celebrities.
«Bright comet in the evening sky.»
Or survive intact to appear as a bright comet in the pre-dawn sky?
Director of the Armagh Observatory Prof. Mark Bailey commented: «Bright comets are fairly rare and we usually don't know when the next one is on the way.
A bright comet fell into the sun on October 2, 2011 in synch with a coronal mass ejection bursting out on the other side.
Seeing the bright comet, a transient visitor from the outer solar system, just hanging over the horizon captivated me.
And the brightest comet of the 20th century appeared in the autumn of 1965: Comet Ikeya - Seki.