Great Comet of 1577

The Great Comet of 1577 ( C/1577 V1 respectively ) was a comet that passed by the Earth in 1577 and was also the day light can be seen in the sky. He is known due to its extraordinary brightness as the Great Comet.

Description

The comet was closely observed by many astronomers and described, including Taqi ad-Din and Tycho Brahe. It was found that he had to move far outside the Earth's atmosphere. However, Brahe was unable to determine its distance.

According Brahe's sketches, still based on a geocentric universe, its orbit must be close to him have done to the planet Venus. Brahe found that the comet's tail always wegzeigte from the sun.

Galileo held the comet for an optical phenomenon.