Thursday, 3 August 2023

Comet Tebbut, Queen Victoria and a Thomas Cooke telescope

 Comet Tebbutt which was discovered by the Australian astronomer John Tebbutt graced the skies during the summer of 1861 over Europe. 

Among the people who observed this comet was Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the future King Edward VII, the telescope they used was a 5.25 inch refractor made by Thomas Cooke & Sons of York




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