Subj : Re: Halley's Comet
To   : Adept
From : Bob Worm
Date : Fri Nov 01 2024 05:29 pm

  Re: Re: Halley's Comet
  By: Adept to Ed Vance on Fri Nov 01 2024 14:52:26

 > I had thought the general response was that it didn't pass particularly
 > close, so was underwhelming as an event.
 >
 > But perhaps it was more visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

I remember the hubub when I was a little kid, didn't see it myself (as far as I remember) even though I was interested in that kind of thing. When I saw the comments about Southern Hemisphere I was a bit confused because I was sure it was *supposed* to be visible in the UK, sounds like it was just a better view from the Southern Hemisphere?

Either way it's due back 2061, apparently. I'm not sure I'll get to see it, though, as that would make me 80 - even if I make it that far I don't expect my eyes to be good enough to pick up on a comet by then :(

Now, the Perseids meteor shower we had a few years back (probably about a decade ago, now that I think of it) I *do* remember seeing, and it was pretty spectacular. Definitely helped by the fact I was on holiday in the countryside with very little light pollution.

BobW
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