[AZ-Observing] Speaking of comets
- From: "Paul Lind" <pulind@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:58:17 -0700
One of the few advantages of being really old like me is having the memory of
several truly great comets, most of which will never return. (The youngsters
will have their own great comets to remember.) As a 15 year old in Illinois in
1957 I was treated to two great comets, Mrkos and Arend-Roland. The latter
developed a zero-magnitude nucleus and hung over my parents garage in the
evening. I remember getting a picture of it. When I was about twice as old and
newly married in Lombard, Illinois, I recall waking up early and staring out
the window at a remarkable object. It was comet West, and I was seeing it from
my bed! In 1986 comet Haley came by. It was pretty good from Arizona, and it
was photogenic, but it wasn't dazzling. Recently, in spring of '97, we'll all
remember the incredible showing of comet Hale-Bopp. I have a nice color shot
taken with my 8 inch astrograph, and I must post it sometime. - Paul Lind
(and no wise cracks about me seeing Haley's comet in 1911)
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