[ifinnegan]

I remember when I was a kid how great it was that I’d be alive when Halley’s Comet came around again in 1986. How lucky.

So when it finally got to be 1986 and I was in my 20’s it came around and was a total dud.

No one could see it. Very unlike the legends of it being so visible it caused fear and panic in the olden days.

And before that, Kahoutek (sp?) was a dud. Supposed to be really visible. But wasn’t.

[Red Badger]

yep, me too!.................

[Conan the Librarian]

Oh contraire! Haily’s Comet was a very bright comet in 86. Most are much dimmer.

I’ve seen three great comets: West in 75` Hyakutake in 96 and Hale Bopp in 97. They were spectacular. NEOWISE would be 4th in the list then Hailey. The rest were barely naked eye, or, telescope only.