Source: E. Weiß: "Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt" (1888)
Description: Comet C/1858 L1 (Donati) on October 5, 1858. Note the Big Dipper to the right. The bright star near the comet's head is Arcturus in the constellation Bootes.
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