Web Directory

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

» CARA Project
   Comet data archive for amateur astronomers. Includes observation logs and discussions. In English and Italian.
   http://cara.uai.it/

» 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 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

» 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.
   http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350/title/A_Comets_Long_Tail_Tickles_Ulysses

» Comets
   Overview provided by David Jewitt, an astronomer at UCLA.
   http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~jewitt/comet.html

» 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

» 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

» SOHO Sungrazers
   Movies of comets from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Also, background, archives, and how to interpret images and report new discoveries.
   http://soho.esac.esa.int/gallery/Movies/comets.html

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

» The Age of Comets
   Article by William Newcott republished from the National Geographic magazine.
   http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/comets-age.html

» 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

» 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