Comets

British Astronomical Association Comet Section
News, recent observations, observing information and advice.
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/

Canadian Comet Catchers
A list of comets discovered by Canadian astronomers.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dave.chapman/CanCom.html

Catalogue of Comet Discoveries
Downloadable catalog. Also news, reading list, articles, links.
http://www.comethunter.de/

Comet comet comet
Overview of comets, as described by a professional comet researcher.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/comet.html

Comet Information and the International Comet Quarterly
From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. News, observations, orbital data, comet names and designations, links.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/icq/icq.html

Comet Observations
Catalogue of images, ordered by comet.
http://www.theastronomer.org/comets.html

Comet Section of Germany
News, observations, analyses of current comets, images, archives, links.
http://www.fg-kometen.de/fgk_hpe.htm

Exploring The Planets: Comets
History, orbits, composition, ways comets are studied, relation to meteor showers. Comets Halley, Shoemaker-Levy 9. From the National Air and Space Museum.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/comets/

Glossary
Glossary of comet (and astronomical) terms.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/icq/ICQGlossary.html

How Stuff Works: Comet
Informative illustrated explanation of what comets are, what they are made of, where they come from and how to observe them.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/comet.htm

The ICQ Comet Information Website
Updated news letter on observation opportunities, designation of names and discoveries. Includes observation data and links.
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/icq/icq.html

Lists and Plots: Comets
Offers updated orbital data, lists and orbit diagrams. Includes near Earth objects and minor planets.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/CometLists.html

Nakano Note
Orbit computations for selected comets.
http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk.htm

Small Comets
The original discovery and latest news about a new class of interplanetary bodies.
http://smallcomets.physics.uiowa.edu/

Views of the Solar System: Comets
Basic features, data, discoveries, images and sections with specific information on selected comets.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm

Wikipedia: Comet
Encyclopedia entry covers physical characteristics, history. List of well-known comets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet

Windows to the Universe: Comets
General information and data, pictures, details on the most interesting ones.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/comets.html

Comet's Long Tail Tickles Ulysses
The solar polar orbit satellite observed tail of comet Hyakutake by means of magnetic fields and particle count anomalies. Article from Science News. <small>(April 8, 2000)</small>
http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350/title/A_Comets_Long_Tail_Tickles_Ulysses