Re: Re Hale Bopp

[P3D John Ohrt <johrt@xxxxxxx>]

P3D Peter Homer wrote:
> 
> If Hale Bopp was ten times further away than Hyakutake why is it I could
> never be convinced I found Hyakutake even when we had the total lunar
> eclipse which was suposed to make for good viewing .Is it because of Hale
> Bopps, size to my mind its the best comet so far, Halley was a wash out a
> few years ago and so was Cahoutek (Is that how its spelt).    P.J.Homer


We are off topic.

There is general agreement that HB was the best comet of the century. 
But Hyakutake was easily naked eye visible in good skies if you have
experience in spotting comets.
Most look for the spectacular tails.  In practise they are very hard to
see for all but the brightest of comets.  Comets look like fuzzy balls
with a hard core.  There are also a number of other fuzzy objects in the
sky.

The best way to learn is have an amateur astronomer show you a fairly
bright comet with the appropriate instrument.


Regards,
John

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John Ohrt,  Regina, SK, Canada
johrt@xxxxxxx


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