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VIEW FROM MARS HILL

View from Mars Hill: Eta Aquarids make for good viewing soon

Perhaps the best known of all comets is Halley (correctly pronounced so that it rhymes with rally, not daily) named after the 17th-18th century astronomer Edmond Halley. This familiar “dirty iceball� is not only popular but also reliable, visiting the inner solar system every 76 years. It last was came in 1985/1986, so it won’t be back until 2061 � a long wait if you want to see it.

But there is another way to observe Halley � or at least evidence of its secondary presence � and that is through meteor showers.





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