Archaeoastronomy in East Asia:  Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea
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Chapter 1:  Comets
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BC 135 Jul 3–Aug 1 [China] (Ho 38)

    6th year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 6th month; a star became fuzzy in the north.
    [Han shu: wu xing zhi] ch. 27

BC 135 Aug 31–Sep 29 [China] (Ho 39)

    (a) 6th year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 8th month; a star became fuzzy in the east that stretched across the sky.
    [Han shu: Wu di ji] ch. 6
    (b) 6th year of the Jianyuan reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 8th month; a long star emerged in the east, so long that it stretched across the sky; after 30 days, it departed.
    [Han shu: wu xing zhi] ch. 27
    NB: Ho (1962) lacked (b).

BC 120 Feb–Apr [China] (Ho 42)

    3rd year of the Yuanshou reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, spring; a star became fuzzy in the east.
    [Han shu: Wu di ji] ch. 6

BC 119 Feb–Apr [China] (Ho 43)

    4th year of the Yuanshou reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, spring; a star became fuzzy in the northeast.
    [Han shu: Wu di ji] ch. 6

BC 119 May 8–Jun 6 [China] (Ho 43)

    4th year of the Yuanshou reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 4th month; a long star emerged again in the northwest.
    [Han shu: wu xing zhi] ch. 27

BC 110 May 29–Jun 26 [China] (Ho 44)

    1st year of the Yuanfeng reign period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, 5th month; a star became fuzzy in Dongjing [LM 22], and then, it became fuzzy again in Santai.
    [Han shu: wu xing zhi] ch. 27