[Las Vegas Dave]

[Las Vegas Dave]

Of possible interest to the ping list.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Of possible interest to the ping list.

[muir_redwoods]

Sure, who can forget the glorious Comet Kahoutek? /s

[qam1]

Cool,

With the rolling blackouts due to Obama’s new EPA regulations and/or the collapse of the dollar I'm sure it will look awesome in the pitch black light pollution free sky

[lurk]

My loving children gave me a totally unexpected gift for Christmas, a very cool telescope. I intend to look at the skies much more closely from now on.

[evets]

"This is just a comet. Nothing to see here."

[commish]

Two words of Caution: Comet Kahoutek

I will believe this when I see it.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Las Vegas Dave.

The fact that the orbits are so similar seems to suggest Comet ISON and the Great Comet of 1680 could [be] related or perhaps even the same object.

An 'extra extra' for APoD members. Hope your Christmas holiday was great.

[cripplecreek]

I hope its a good one.

[SamAdams76]

I might be dating myself but I remember all the hubbub over Comet Kahoutek back in the 1973-74 period. I was in 6th grade that year and my teacher made such a fuss over how this was going to be the most spectacular event of our lifetimes. It was going to be so bright that we would be able to see it in broad daylight and at night, we would be able to read by the light of it. Of course, it ended up being just as big a dud as the recent Mayo Calendar hullabaloo.

Many rock bands put out songs about Comet Kahoutek including Argent, Journey and the like. A singer-songwriter named Gordon Lightfoot penned a song titled "The Tail Of The Comet Kahoutek" but was wise enough to not release the song before Kahoutek was pronounced a dud. A couple of years later, he redid the lyrics and retitled the song "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" which became a monster hit for him.