![all comets are traditionally divided into two groups: short-period (less than 200 years) and long-period (more than 200 years) all comets are traditionally divided into two groups: short-period (less than 200 years) and long-period (more than 200 years)](http://top-formula.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1-1-730x548.jpg)
all comets are traditionally divided into two groups: short-period (less than 200 years) and long-period (more than 200 years)
Main Event: Comets by Paul Jenkins Most people realise that comets come from the Oort Cloud, a huge ball of objects surrounding
![Did you know that short-period comets are mainly confined to the plane of the Solar System, while long-period comets come from every direction in space? Did you know that short-period comets are mainly confined to the plane of the Solar System, while long-period comets come from every direction in space?](https://janus.astro.umd.edu/front/pages/links/images/Comets3.1.jpg)
Did you know that short-period comets are mainly confined to the plane of the Solar System, while long-period comets come from every direction in space?
![4 Comet orbits. Longperiod comets approach the Sun along parabolas.... | Download High-Resolution Scientific Diagram 4 Comet orbits. Longperiod comets approach the Sun along parabolas.... | Download High-Resolution Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Davies-37/publication/252856064/figure/fig3/AS:393118781329418@1470738229755/Comet-orbits-Longperiod-comets-approach-the-Sun-along-parabolas-Short-period-comets_Q640.jpg)