Halley's Comet

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
With perihelion on July 28, it will be seen again from Earth in 2061, when all of you are looking back on your youthful hopes	Halley's Comet DD	$8,600	DJ	ASTRONOMY & SPACE	2023-02-23	#8814
Dust released by this comet causes the Orionids meteor shower each October	Halley's Comet	$200	J	ASTRONOMY	2012-03-02	#6325
Around 240 B.C. Chinese astronomers observed this, later named for a British astronomer	Halley's Comet	$600	J	ASTRONOMY'S GREATEST HITS	2003-05-27	#4327
Last seen in 1986, this comet will again make its closest approach to earth in 2061	Halley's Comet	$200	DJ	SPACE	2001-09-28	#3925
The Bayeux Tapestry depicted an early sighting of a comet later given this name	Halley's Comet	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY	2001-03-19	#3816
One of these discovered by Giovanni Donati in 1858 has a tail about 45 million miles long	Comet	$800	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1997-03-27	#2904
In 1986 it was discovered that this comet's nucleus was about 9 miles long & about 5 miles across	Halley's Comet	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1997-03-03	#2886
In April 1997 one of these named Hale-Bopp will be among the brightest objects in the night sky	Comet	$1,000	DJ	ASTRONOMY & SPACE	1997-02-07	#2870
The next time we'll be able to see this famous object from Earth is in 2134; reserve your seats now	Halley's Comet	$100	J	ASTRONOMY	1996-01-19	#2625
Records show that this comet was observed as early as 240 B.C.	Halley's Comet	$100	J	ASTRONOMY	1995-12-25	#2606
During its 1986 visit, a 20-million-pound chunk of this comet was blown away	Halley's comet	$200	J	ASTRONOMY & SPACE	1995-02-17	#2415
As one of these moves away from the sun, it loses its tail	comet	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY & SPACE	1994-12-21	#2373
This comet returned in 1066, the year of the Battle of Hastings	Halley's Comet	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1993-05-26	#2023
If you missed this comet in 1986, you'll have to wait until 2061 to see it	Halley's Comet	$200	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1993-02-17	#1953
One of these, named for Johann Franz Encke, returns every 3.3 years	comet	$400	DJ	ASTRONOMY	1993-02-10	#1948
The name of these fuzzy-looking objects comes from a Greek word meaning "long hair"	comet	$300	J	ASTRONOMY	1991-06-19	#1583
In 1910 it could be seen with the naked eye; in 1911 a telescope was necessary; by 1912 it was gone	Halley's Comet		FJ	ASTRONOMY	1990-02-14	#1263
According to "The Book of Popular Science", the 1st comet definitely recorded was this one	Halley's Comet	$100	J	ASTRONOMY	1987-05-27	#643
In August 1986, a 24-year-old Cal Tech student discovered one of these, so it was named for her	comet	$500	J	THE SOLAR SYSTEM	1986-11-21	#510

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

With perihelion on July 28, it will be seen again from Earth in 2061, when all of you are looking back on your youthful hopes

Halley's Comet DD

$8,600

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

2023-02-23

#8814

Dust released by this comet causes the Orionids meteor shower each October

Halley's Comet

$200

ASTRONOMY

2012-03-02

#6325

Around 240 B.C. Chinese astronomers observed this, later named for a British astronomer

Halley's Comet

$600

ASTRONOMY'S GREATEST HITS

2003-05-27

#4327

Last seen in 1986, this comet will again make its closest approach to earth in 2061

Halley's Comet

$200

SPACE

2001-09-28

#3925

The Bayeux Tapestry depicted an early sighting of a comet later given this name

Halley's Comet

$200

ASTRONOMY

2001-03-19

#3816

One of these discovered by Giovanni Donati in 1858 has a tail about 45 million miles long

Comet

$800

ASTRONOMY

1997-03-27

#2904

In 1986 it was discovered that this comet's nucleus was about 9 miles long & about 5 miles across

Halley's Comet

$200

ASTRONOMY

1997-03-03

#2886

In April 1997 one of these named Hale-Bopp will be among the brightest objects in the night sky

Comet

$1,000

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

1997-02-07

#2870

The next time we'll be able to see this famous object from Earth is in 2134; reserve your seats now

Halley's Comet

$100

ASTRONOMY

1996-01-19

#2625

Records show that this comet was observed as early as 240 B.C.

Halley's Comet

$100

ASTRONOMY

1995-12-25

#2606

During its 1986 visit, a 20-million-pound chunk of this comet was blown away

Halley's comet

$200

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

1995-02-17

#2415

As one of these moves away from the sun, it loses its tail

comet

$200

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

1994-12-21

#2373

This comet returned in 1066, the year of the Battle of Hastings

Halley's Comet

$200

ASTRONOMY

1993-05-26

#2023

If you missed this comet in 1986, you'll have to wait until 2061 to see it

Halley's Comet

$200

ASTRONOMY

1993-02-17

#1953

One of these, named for Johann Franz Encke, returns every 3.3 years

comet

$400

ASTRONOMY

1993-02-10

#1948

The name of these fuzzy-looking objects comes from a Greek word meaning "long hair"

comet

$300

ASTRONOMY

1991-06-19

#1583

In 1910 it could be seen with the naked eye; in 1911 a telescope was necessary; by 1912 it was gone

Halley's Comet

ASTRONOMY

1990-02-14

#1263

According to "The Book of Popular Science", the 1st comet definitely recorded was this one

Halley's Comet

$100

ASTRONOMY

1987-05-27

#643

In August 1986, a 24-year-old Cal Tech student discovered one of these, so it was named for her

comet

$500

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

1986-11-21

#510