[Conan the Librarian]

There have been some great comets in the last 50 or so years.

Kohouteck was a fizzle, but, then there was Comet West a few years later. It looked like a giant spotlight in the sky. IT was HUGH! I am SIRIUS!

Halley’s wasn’t bad either in 1986. Up to that point, it was the second brightest comet I had seen, West being the first.

Then there was the Great Comets of the 90’s Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp.

In the last few years, Comet McNaught 2006 (the great comet of 2007) and Lovejoy in 2012 have made quite a splash recently.

Will ISON make it? Who knows. They thought Lovejoy was going to disappear and it put on a great show. Just wish it would be in the evening, not, the morning.

Also, in March, look for Comet PANSTARRS. It may give us something at sunset in the middle of the month.

[Conan the Librarian]

This was a good one too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_IRAS%E2%80%93Araki%E2%80%93Alcock

It just went zipping by stars while you watched.

[Conan the Librarian]

Some photos I took in the 90s

http://home.comcast.net/~waccoo/walt1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~waccoo/walt2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~waccoo/walt3.jpg

Would have embedded them, but, I never have much luck with that. Click and enjoy.