Once again too cloudy here (and way too sunny by the time I got out of bed for the pre-dawn appearances).
Hale-Bopp stuck around for a long time - it ws visible for 18 month. That was a great time for comets, first Hyakutake in 1996 and then Hale-Bopp in 1997. Hyakutake was so bright because it passed about 9 million miles from Earth. Hale-Bopp on the other hand, was a huge comet so it was bright even though it was 122 million miles from Earth at closes approach.
The old lady was like meh.....
I wanted a divorce on the spot....
How could you not love something like this? You will never see it again!
Meh
I am calling my lawyer....