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Comet photographed by John Grigg (1st of 2)

Comet photographed by John Grigg (1st of 2)

John Grigg (1838–1920) was a keen amateur astronomer based in Thames, Coromandel. He discovered or co-discovered three comets in the first decade of the 20th century. He was a pioneer of astrophotography, and took these photographs of a comet in May 1901.

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