Brook's Comet

Made:: 1911 in England

maker:: Royal Astronomical Society

Brook's Comet, 1911, September 24, taken by F.W. Longbottom with 15-inch reflector

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1912-444

Materials:: paper

type:: black-and-white transparencies, astrophotographs and comets

credit:: Royal Astronomical Society

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Brook's Comet

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