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SteveH

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Halley's comet at aphelion
« on: December 09, 2023, 04:11:25 PM »
 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/halley-s-comet-begins-its-return-journey-to-earth-saturday/ar-AA1le5ED

I remember its last perihelion, in 1986. Big disappointment - it wasn't visible to the naked eye. The only comet I've seen was Hale-Bopp, which was clearly visible low in the North-Eastern sky for a week or two in the early morning in 1997.
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Re: Halley's comet at aphelion
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2023, 04:20:57 PM »
We should be treated to "a spectacular close-up in 2061"  Damn, pretty sure I will be stone dead by then  >:(

No doubt SfG will still be going strong, however