Having witnessed Comet Ikeya-Seki as a child in 1965, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake was eager to discover a comet himself. And on Dec. 26, 1995, he did so, searching the skies with 25×150 binoculars and spotting Comet C/1955 Y1.  Comet C/1955 Y1 would also come to be known as Comet Hyakutake 2 – because Continue reading "Dec. 26, 1995: Comet C/1955 Y1 is discovered" The post Dec. 26, 1995: Comet C/1955 Y1 is discovered appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .