A Celestial Spectacle that Ignited Wonder and Captivated the World
Prof. Aécio D’Silva, Ph.D
AquaUniversity
Witness the mesmerizing beauty of Comet Ikeya Seki as it graced the skies, captivating hearts, and minds with its radiant glow, making it the brightest comet of the 20th century.
Comet Ikeya Seki – Fifty-eight years ago, on a winter like this, I witnessed one of the brightest and most impressive comets ever observed by mankind. He displayed an impressive spectacle in the morning twilight sky. It appeared almost out of nowhere and was ten times brighter than the full moon. Two Japanese amateur astronomers, Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki, independently discovered on September 19, 1965, the comet that bore their surnames, IKEYA SEKI a spectacular celestial body that could be seen with the naked eye.
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