Medieval Comet Sightings is a floor map exploring how comet sightings were recorded past times medieval historians in addition to used to explicate subsequent unfortunate events. The map uses enquiry past times Dr Marilina Cesario which combines medieval history alongside astrophysics to explore how comets were understood inwards the Medieval period.
Medieval historians ofttimes used the appearance of a comet (in hindsight) equally a portentous sign of or thence calamitous event. The map shows or thence of the locations where medieval historians reported comet sightings, sightings which they believe foreshadowed subsequent events. For lawsuit the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle notes that a comet inwards 676 anticipated the terminate of Bishop Wilfred's command of Northumbria.
One of the around pregnant events inwards British history is the Norman Conquest inwards 1066. Halley's comet is recorded inwards the famous Bayeux Tapestry. It's appearance inwards 1066 was perchance really bad luck for the English. Although strangely the comet appears to accept had the completely reverse number on the luck of the Normans, who went on to conquer Harold at the Battle of Hastings in addition to afterward the whole of England.
If y'all are interested inwards how comets are viewed in addition to recorded inwards the 21st Century thence y'all mightiness desire to see the University of Maryland's Comet Wirtanen Observing Campaign. Comet 46P / Wirtenen is currently visible from Earth. The Comet Wirtanen Observing Campaign is attempting to render a clearinghouse for observations of the comet.
