Forty years ago this week, one of the brightest and most spectacular comets ever seen was putting on a memorable show in the morning twilight sky. It came out of nowhere and was described by some ...

Back in October 1965, another Kreutz sungrazer, Comet Ikeya-Seki, became so brilliant that at its peak it reportedly was 10 times brighter than the full moon and was visible even in the daytime ...

IF PRIZES were offered for cometary distinctions, then last year’s Comet Ikeya-Seki would win a medal as the most photographed of all time, and it might win again for the range of astrophysical ...

When the comet Ikeya-Seki curved around the sun last October, many a stargazer’s camera was focused on its fiery trail. But two California Institute of Technology researchers were deter mined to ...

And the brightest comet of the 20th century appeared in the autumn of 1965: Comet Ikeya-Seki. On Oct. 21, 1965, many could easily view this comet with the naked eye if the sun was hidden behind ...

When Comet ISON was discovered and a preliminary orbit for it was worked out, it was initially announced that it could be the "comet of the century." Of course, the 21st century is only 12 years ...

The comet has not been formally named but has ... One notable sungrazer is Ikeya–Seki (C/1965 S1), which had a magnitude of -11 and was visible during the day at noon in 1965.

That includes the brightest one of all in the last century, Comet Ikeya-Seki (C/1965 S1) in 1965. So, hopes ran high that this one could turn out to be another dazzling sight. Predictions based on ...