For 10 points, name these heavenly bodies, some of which include Pons- Winnecke, Peltier, and Kahoutek.
The ancients felt that the trains of light on these mysterious apparitions suggested a womans tresses, and our name for them comes from the Greek for long haired. Thought to be phenomena of the earths upper atmosphere until the late 16th century, in 1705 the true nature of their motion was established. For 10 points, name these heavenly bodies, some of which include Pons- Winnecke, Peltier, and Kahoutek.
The ancients felt that the trains of light on these mysterious apparitions suggested a womans tresses, and our name for them comes from the Greek for long haired.
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