Comet
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Description

Comet is located in the Central Highlands, 39 kilometres east of Emerald on the Capricorn Highway. Comet was established in association with the westward development of the railway line from Rockhampton.

The town was named after the 'Comet River' which runs close to the township. The river itself was named after Ludwig Leichhardt's observation of Haley's Comet in the skies during his travels through Central Queensland in the late 1800's.

Here you can see the tree trunk that Ludwig Leichhardt marked with 'Dig' during his exploration of the region in 1844. 'Dig' indicated to those who followed that he had buried food and journals in this spot.

The small rural town is also a service centre for the local farming community.

Today's Weather

Currently	Temperature	Sunrise	Sunset
Mostly sunny	13 °C	6:36am EST	5:27pm EST

7 Day Forecast

	Fri, 24 May	Sat, 25 May	Sun, 26 May	Mon, 27 May	Tue, 28 May	Wed, 29 May	Thu, 30 May
Forecast	Mostly sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Mostly sunny	Clearing shower	Mostly cloudy
Minimum	11°C	9°C	10°C	10°C	12°C	14°C	14°C
Maximum	22°C	23°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	24°C	24°C

Weather last updated at 10:10pm Friday, 24 May 2013.

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