“Halley’s 1986 apparition was the least favourable on record. “
Yup. From about as young as I can remember, I’d been looking forward to seeing it. Arrived, but viewing angle & tone were so bad I just didn’t. Grrr. Medical tech better get good enough to keep me going until next time.
Did you catch Hale–Bopp in ‘97? That was an incredible sight.
“Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a comet that was perhaps the most widely observed of the 20th century, and one of the brightest seen for many decades.
Hale–Bopp was discovered on July 23, 1995, separately by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp prior to it becoming naked-eye visible on Earth.
Although predicting the maximum apparent brightness of new comets with any degree of certainty is difficult, Hale–Bopp met or exceeded most predictions when it passed perihelion on April 1, 1997.
It was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months, twice as long as the previous record holder, the Great Comet of 1811. Accordingly, Hale–Bopp was dubbed the Great Comet of 1997.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp