What is Great Comet of 1811?
[[File:Comet of 1811.jpg|thumb|250px|Drawing of the comet as it was seen]] The '''Great Comet of 1811''' ('''C/1811 F1''') was a [[comet]] visible to the [[naked eye]] for about 260 days. This was a record until the appearance of [[Comet Hale–Bopp]] in 1997. In October 1811, at its brightest, it displayed an [[apparent magnitude]] of 0, with an easily visible tail [[Category:Comets]]