When was the first recorded sighting of Halley's comet?

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I didn't read the article, but it says 1531 for first sighting.

I don't know about the first recording, but I do know of the last. I was fortunate to be working in Australia the last time it passed by. It was nothing more than a dim fuzzy tennis ball looking thing. And the Southern Cross looked pretty crooked.

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Originally posted by LVLF:
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I didn't read the article, but it says 1531 for first sighting.

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The link provided seems to contradict itself because it also says: ". It's most famous appearance was in 1066 when it was seen at the Battle of Hastings, an event commemorated in the Bayeux Tapestry "

Written records about when Halley’s Comet was first seen are a bit sketchy. According to one source, Halley's Comet has been known since at least 240 BC and possibly since 1059 BC (so it has been known for at least 2,240 years!). The first well-documented sighting of the comet occurred in 1066 AD when it appeared just before the Battle of Hastings