The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
Spectacular Comets
Bright and spectacular comets are rare, one
appearing on the average of every ten years or so.
According to one theory, "new comets" come close to
the Sun for the first time when the gravitational action
of passing stars perturbs their original orbits. The
lifetimes of comets appear to be quite short, once
their perihelion distance from the Sun are reduced to
1 A.U. or so. They begin to disintegrate and
disappear. Each return of the comet results in a loss
of mass until, in some cases, the comet may break
into pieces and disintegrate.
Very bright comets were seen during the 19th century
in 1811, 1835, 1843, 1861, and 1882 and this century
in 1910, 1957, 1962, and 1965. Comet designation
represents the order of their discovery in a given year
(1910a, 1910b, and so on) as temporary identification,
along with the name of the discoverer or discoverers
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