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.
That’s cool.
Where did you see them from?