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Events on Thursday 28 July 2061 1
2061Halley's Comet returns — perihelion July 28, 2061The most famous comet in history returns to the inner solar system, reaching perihelion on 28 July 2061. Unlike the disappointing 1986 apparition — when Earth and the comet were on opposite sides of the Sun — the 2061 return will be far more favourable: both will be on the same side, and the comet is expected to reach apparent magnitude −0.3, bright enough to be striking to the naked eye. Last seen in 1986; next return after 2061 is approximately 2134. For anyone born after about 1982, this will be their second — and last — chance to see it.