Lesson Plans Astronomy Lessons (NASA Science) Provides lessons on Mars, the sun, meteors, asteroids, comets, and more. 8-00 Materials Comets Search (University of Michigan) Papers Comet Definitions (Morris) Provides definitions of technical terms used in astronomy to describe comets and their activity. Comet Hale-Bopp (Burnham) Provides a picture and short discussion the formation of comet. Comet Hale-Bopp (Comet Observation Page) Provides pictures of the comet and a map of its path. Comet Hale-Bopp - For the Non-Astronomer (Morris) Provides comprehensive listing of resources and also provides information, such as how to see the comet, where the path is going, and similar types of information. Comet Hale-Bopp - How to Photograph It (Edberg) Provides instructions on photgraphing the comet. Comet Hale-Bopp - Measuring Its Brightness (Morris) Provides instructions on measuring the brightness of the comet and shows graphs of expected brightness. Comet Hunter - Countour (Contour.org) Provides news about Countour, an unmanned spacecraft or probe that is designed to study several comets. 8-02 Comet Hyakutake Comet Images (Morris) Provides pictures of over 50 comets. Comets (Hamilton) Includes pictures, articles, and links. Comets (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides a picture and information on comets. 11-00. Comets Currently Visible (Morris) Provides information on six comets that can be seen, including Hale-Bopp. Meteors and Comets (Royal Observatory) Provides pictures and information on comets and meteors. 10-00 Projects Comet Properties (University of California) Provides activities to study the properties of comets. 3-01

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