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Comets

A comet is basically a ball of ice and dust that looks like a star with a tail. Some comets do not have tails, looking like hazy, round spots of light.

A comet is a small body in the solar system that orbits the Sun and (at least occasionally) exhibits a coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus, which itself is a minor body composed of rock, dust, and ice. Comets' orbits are constantly changing: their origins are in the outer solar system, and they have a propensity to be highly affected (or perturbed) by relatively close approaches to the major planets.

Some comets are moved into sun grazing orbits that destroy the comets when they near the Sun, while others are thrown out of the solar system forever. A new comet may be discovered photographically using a wide-field telescope or visually with binoculars. However, even without access to optical equipment, it is still possible for the amateur astronomer to discover a sun grazing comet online.

Most comets are believed to originate in a cloud (the Oort cloud) at large distances from the Sun consisting of debris left over from the condensation of the solar nebula; the outer edges of such nebulae are cool enough that water exists in a solid (rather than gaseous) state. Asteroids originate via a different process, but very old comets which have lost all their volatile materials may come to resemble asteroids.

Historically, comets were thought to be unlucky, harbingers of destruction by anthropomorphic gods, or aliens, against humans. People are programmed to fear the unknown, but through scientific discovery, as with everything else along the way to enlightenment, there is always a physical explanation.

While hundreds of tiny comets pass through the inner solar system every year, very few are noticed by the general public. About every decade or so, a comet will become bright enough to be noticed by a casual observer - such comets are often designated Great Comets. In times past, bright comets often inspired panic and hysteria in the general population, being thought of as bad omens. More recently, during the passage of Halley's Comet in 1910, the Earth passed through the comet's tail, and erroneous newspaper reports inspired a fear that cyanogen in the tail might poison millions, while the appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997 triggered the mass suicide of the Heaven's Gate cult. To most people, however, a great comet is simply a beautiful spectacle.

Predicting whether a comet will become a great comet is notoriously difficult, as many factors may cause a comet's brightness to depart drastically from predictions. Broadly speaking, if a comet has a large and active nucleus, will pass close to the Sun, and is not obscured by the Sun as seen from the Earth when at its brightest, it will have a chance of becoming a great comet. However, Comet Kohoutek in 1973 fulfilled all the criteria and was expected to become spectacular, but failed to do so. Comet West, which appeared three years later, had much lower expectations (perhaps because scientists were much warier of glowing predictions after the Kohoutek fiasco), but became an extremely impressive comet.

The late 20th century saw a lengthy gap without the appearance of any great comets, followed by the arrival of two in quick succession - Comet Hyakutake in 1996, followed by Hale-Bopp, which reached maximum brightness in 1997 having been discovered two years earlier. The first great comet of the 21st century was Comet McNaught, which became visible to naked eye observers in January 2007. It was the brightest in over 40 years.

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January 19, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets The Utica Comets finally made their way back to the win column as they ended a six game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs. With the win, Utica claimed the season series from Hamilton, with five points over the quartet of games, as opposed to four points for the Bulldogs.

Joe Cannata bounced back in a big way after a rough two game stretch with 32 saves on 33 shots, en route to a first star nomination. Benn Ferriero scored twice for the Comets, while Pascal Pelletier netted assists on all three Utica goals. Winger Alexandre Grenier also scored for Utica, which moved to 12-20-2-3 on the season.

Ferriero got Utica on the board first, as he redirected a shot home to open the scoring. Peter Andersson's wrist shot from the point found its way through heavy traffic, off Pascal Pelletier's stick and onto Ferriero's stick, which jolted past Dustin Tokarski to make it 1-0 Comets. Ferriero's goal extended his point streak to five games.

The Comets doubled their margin 13:43 into the first as Grenier tipped a rocket of a slapshot from Henrik Tommernes past Tokarski, for the games only power-play goal. Pascal Pelletier and Henrik Tommernes picked up points for the Comets, which extended Ferriero's point streak to five games. Grenier leads all Utica skaters with three goals against their divisional rivals this season.

Hamilton peppered Cannata with 12 shots during the middle stanza, but was only able to beat the Wakefield, MA native once, as Maxime Macenauer scored 2:07 into the period. The Bulldog winger came straight out of the penalty box and found himself in alone on Cannata shorthanded and finished shortside to cut the Utica lead in half.

A tightly contested third period went back and forth with few whistles for much of the frame. With Tokarski on the bench, winger Benn Ferriero found loads of open ice off of a pass from Pelletier and buried it into the gaping net to ice the game. Brandon DeFazio also picked up an assist on the play.

With the victory, the Comets once again move into a tie with the Hartford Wolf Pack in an effort to get out of the league's basement. Both teams now sit with 29 points. Cannata earned his fourth victory of the season and moved to 1-0-0-1 against Hamilton. Ferriero finished as the leading scorer during the four game series between Utica and Hamilton, as his two goals gave him a total of seven points (2-5-7).

The Comets have two days off, before they return to the ice on Tuesday with the Chicago Wolves coming to the Mohawk Valley for the first ever meeting between the two teams. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday is both College Night and Winning Tuesday at The AUD! College students can get a $12 dollar ticket with a valid student ID and fans can enjoy beer specials at all concession stands. If the Comets defeat the Wolves, all fans in attendance will also receive a free ticket to the following Tuesday's game against Lake Erie.

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