Sept. 6, 1618: The first comet seen through a telescope

<p>The fall of 1618 was a standout when it came to notable comets, boasting three visible to the naked eye. In late August, C/1618 Q1 appeared, first spotted in the skies over Hungary. Johannes Kepler observed the comet throughout the month of September, spotting it from Linz, Austria, through a small telescope on Sept. 6.<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/sept-6-1618-the-first-comet-seen-through-a-telescope/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Sept. 6, 1618: The first comet seen through a telescope"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/sept-6-1618-the-first-comet-seen-through-a-telescope/">Sept. 6, 1618: The first comet seen through a telescope</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>