"The Great September Comet of 1882" (2009) This brilliant sungrazer was bright enough to be seen next to the sun at high noon during its perihelion passage. It is depicted here in the early morning sky, about ten days later. The copyright watermark on the web image does not appear on the print. Please note that, owing to limitations of web reproduction, the small-scale-low resolution web image does not begin to approach the quality of the print in terms of detail, |
