[DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ASTRONOMY - StudyStack [PAR] THESE OBJECTS WITH COMAS AND TAILS CAN BE NAMED FOR UP TO 3 
INDEPENDENT CO-DISCOVERERS, COMETS. OF THE 8 PLANETS, ONLY... [DOC] [TLE] The Discovery of the Deep Sky Objects - SEDS Messier Database [PAR] The Deep Sky Object Discovery Table lists the object discoveries in 
chronological order ... (M42) which can be interpreted in Central American, 
Mayan folk tales. ... has proposed to name "Ptolemy's Cluster," and the Coma 
Berenices Star Cluster, ... reported of three "Canopes," two bright and one dark; 
these objects are now... [DOC] [TLE] Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia [PAR] In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few hundred stars and the most easily 
visible ... In response to the need for unambiguous names for astronomical 
objects, it has ..... Derived from Classical mythology, these names are only 
considered .... its first independent discoverers, up to a maximum of three names, 
separated... [DOC] [TLE] Comets | Astronomy.com [PAR] May 1, 2010 ... Comet tails can span a distance greater than that separating the ... As these 
ideas were extended in the Middle Ages, comets became ... to find its parallax  
a clue to the object's true distance from Earth. ... Comets are more commonly 
named for their discoverers; up to three independent co-discoverers... [DOC] [TLE] Galaxies Shining in the Night | NASA [PAR] May 1, 2013 ... Three of these cameras are in southern Arizona. ... near-Earth asteroids, 
identifying potentially hazardous objects, and planning for .... But Earth is not the 
only planet in the solar system to sweep up cometary dust in this fashion. ..... 
Alice will analyze gases in the comet's coma, which is the bright envelope of... [DOC] [TLE] Comet Facts - Interesting Facts about Comets - Space Facts [PAR] The main body of the comet is called the nucleus, and it can contain water, 
methane, nitrogen and ... The dust tail is what we normally see when we view 
comets from Earth. ... and can also be identified by the last names of up to three 
independent discoverers. ... These flared brightly in our skies and then faded into 
obscurity. [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON | Astronotes [PAR] Jan 16, 2013 ... Eventually, when the comet is much closer to the Sun, the coma will probably 
shrink ... Comet ISON appears as a blob with two tails above the Sun ..... I believe 
you have been told one of these scary stories dressed up as science. ...... http://
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/a-warning-for-earth-meteor-... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently asked questions / Rosetta / Space Science / Our ... [PAR] The comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is a relatively small object, about 4 .... 
The Rosetta lander, called Philae, will touch down on the comet's surface on 12 
... may last up to three months, a secondary set of observations will be conducted, 
.... at close quarters the development of a comet's coma and subsequent tails. [DOC] [TLE] Comet Elenin will not destroy the Earth  Astro Bob - First [PAR] Apr 4, 2011 ... These are called the periodic comets. ... When Elenin and Earth are closest, its 
tail will be directed back and away .... Consider that the sun, the largest object in 
the solar system by far, was six .... September 3, 2011 at 12:00 am .... visual 
comet observer, Alan Hale, 1995 co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp,... [DOC] [TLE] Exploring Comets and Asteroids: Time Capsules of the Solar System ... [PAR] Nov 13, 2014 ... Further studies of these objects could help determine how the ... Three new 
missions will return samples of asteroids to Earth for future study. ... Follow the 
latest missions and discoveries at NASA's Asteroid and Comet Watch. .... leave 
the surface of the nucleus to form the coma and tail that give comets their... [DOC] [TLE] History of the BAA Comet Section [PAR] In the Report of the Cometary Section for the Session 1892-1893 the names of 
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Question: These objects with comas & tails can be named for up to 3 independent co-discoverers
Answer: comets