Abstract
The thought of finding a comet that nobody else has seen is a thrilling one, especially as this also means that one’s name will also be officially given to that object and will remain in the catalogs of cometary apparitions long after the comet itself has faded from view. These ambitions have drawn astronomers to the gentle sport of visual comet hunting for over two centuries, and happily, despite the growth of automated sky patrols using relatively large telescopes fitted with CCD technology, the tradition continues today.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Seargent, D.A.J. (2017). Some Prominent Visual Comet Discoverers. In: Visually Observing Comets. Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45435-1_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45435-1_15
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-45434-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-45435-1
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)