page_title: Great January Comet of 1910
hierarchical_section_title: Great January Comet of 1910
caption_attribution_description: Comet 1910a, taken from Lowell Observatory
context_page_description: The Great January Comet of 1910, formally designated C/1910 A1 and often referred to as the Daylight Comet, was a comet which appeared in January 1910. It was already visible to the naked eye when it was first noticed, and many people independently "discovered" the comet. At its brightest, it outshone the planet Venus, and was possibly the brightest comet of the 20th century.
context_section_description: The Great January Comet of 1910, formally designated C/1910 A1 and often referred to as the Daylight Comet, was a comet which appeared in January 1910. It was already visible to the naked eye when it was first noticed, and many people independently "discovered" the comet.  At its brightest, it outshone  the planet Venus, and was possibly the brightest comet of the 20th century.
caption: C/1910 A1, the Daylight or Great January Comet, photograph from Lowell Observatory
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