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English: While the head of comet C/1743 X1 (Klinkenberg) was still below the horizon, multiple bright tails of the comet were visible in the predawn sky on March 8 and 9, 1744 . This sungrazing comet peaked in brightness at the end of February 1744, when it was visible in broad daylight close to the sun.
Date published 1884
Source W. Valentiner: "Das Wissen der Gegenwart, 27. Band: Kometen und Meteore"
Author W. Valentiner
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23:56, 22 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 23:56, 22 July 2005508 × 319 (37 KB)Vesta~commonswiki (talk | contribs)* '''Source:''' W. Valentiner: ''Das Wissen der Gegenwarte, 27. Band: Kometen und Meteore'' (1884) * '''Description:''' While the head of comet C/1743 X1 (Klinkenberg) has already set, five bright tails of the comet are visible above the horizon. This sun

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