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Comet LINEAR
Offers report and observations of a breakup of a comet in July 2000.
http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/as...
British Astronomical Association Comet Section
News, recent observations, observing information and advice.
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/
Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses
The solar polar orbit satellite observed tail of comet Hyakutake by means of magnetic fields and particle count anomalies. Article from Science News.
http://sciencenews.org/20000408/fob1.asp
Comets
What comets are made of, and explore NASA missions that went to different comets.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/com...
Comet comet comet
Overview of comets, as described by a professional comet researcher.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/c...
Deep Impact: Small Telescope Science Program (STSP)
Resource for telescope observers involved in the Deep Impact space mission to comet Tempel 1. Provides observation campaign data and observer collaboration.
http://deepimpact.astro.umd.edu/STSP/
The Solar System in Actions: Comets
Basic features and some more information on selected comets.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/comets.html
Exploring The Planets: Comets
History, orbits, composition, ways comets are studied, relation to meteor showers. Comets Halley, Shoemaker-Levy 9. From the National Air and Space Museum.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/comets/
Catalogue of Comet Discoveries
Downloadable catalog. Also news, reading list, articles, links.
http://www.comethunter.de/
Lists and Plots: Comets
Offers updated orbital data, lists and orbit diagrams. Includes near Earth objects and minor planets.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Comet...
Small Comets
The original discovery and latest news about a new class of interplanetary bodies.
http://smallcomets.physics.uiowa.edu/
SOHO Sungrazers
Images of sun grazing comets from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Also, background, archives, and how to interpret images and report new discoveries.
http://ares.nrl.navy.mil/sungrazer/
Comet Section of Germany
News, observations, analyses of current comets, images, archives, links.
http://www.fg-kometen.de/fgk_hpe.htm
Nakano Note
Orbit computations for selected comets.
http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk.htm
How Stuff Works: Comet
Informative illustrated explanation of what comets are, what they are made of, where they come from and how to observe them.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/comet.htm
Comet Information and the International Comet Quarterly
From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. News, observations, orbital data, comet names and designations, links.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/icq/icq.html
Views of the Solar System: Comets
Basic features, data, discoveries, images and sections with specific information on selected comets.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm
Canadian Comet Catchers
A list of comets discovered by Canadian astronomers.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dave.chapman/C...
Glossary
Glossary of comet (and astronomical) terms.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/icq/ICQGlossary...
The International Comet Quarterly
Updated news letter on observation opportunities, designation of names and discoveries. Includes observation data and links.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/icq.html
Comet Observations
Catalogue of images, ordered by comet.
http://www.theastronomer.org/comets.html
Wikipedia: Comet
Encyclopedia entry covers physical characteristics, history. List of well-known comets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet
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