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Wood engraving of a bright comet with a long glowing tail streaking across a starry night sky over a flat landscape with a river and trees.

Grand Meteoric Phenomenon: A Comet Across the Night Sky

A wood engraving shows a long, bright comet with a glowing tail streaking diagonally across a starry night sky above a flat landscape. Below, a winding river reflects the light, and a row of trees stands at the right, with a printed caption and two columns of text beneath the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1860
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3363 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

The Zodiac and the StarsNight and Dreams19th century1860s1860wood engravinglandscapetreesastronomyrivernight skystarsvictorian printcometmeteor

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