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Comets have always fascinated sky watchers — and until recently, terrified them. These huge, dirty snowballs come from the furthest reaches of the Solar System, plunging toward the sun. Rarely do they hit the sun; they make a close pass and swing around the other side, heading back into deep space, perhaps to return in another few million years. However, some have their orbits changed by passing too close to a planet and return every few tens, hundreds, or thousands of years.  Comet Halley is the most famous of these “periodic comets,” being the first whose return was accurately predicted. Earlier this year, the astronomical community was energized by the sudden appearance and passing of Comet McNaught. Unfortunately, it quickly passed to the southern hemisphere, leaving us northerners to view images on the Internet. Now it's our turn to view a dazzling comet. Comet 17P/Holmes (read as, the seventeenth periodic comet to be discovered; discoverer:...
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