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BumRushDaShow

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16. I remember Hale-Bopp

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 01:07 PM

Sep 2012

which was spectacular where I live. At one point I could see it in the early evening facing one way and then very early in the morning facing another way (I think rotated about 45 degrees).

Will be cool to see another!! Haley's was a big dud in comparison and Hyakutake seemed more a blob. Kahoutek was a nothing.

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New comet will fly by in 2013! And it could be brighter than the Full Moon [View all] G_j Sep 2012 OP

Is it called Kohoutek? Brickbat Sep 2012 #1

Geez, you beat me to it. trackfan Sep 2012 #6

I posted, then went off to google to confirm the spelling. Brickbat Sep 2012 #10

Hope their calclators work, and it doesn't become 'fly into' democrat_patriot Sep 2012 #2

As long as they are using the metric system and not inches....oh wait. Lochloosa Sep 2012 #3

No worries. The world is ending on 12/21/12 anyway! n/t DawgHouse Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, except everyone know that that is off by a year Matariki Sep 2012 #19

Nibiru! Pab Sungenis Sep 2012 #4

Yikes! "Night of the Comet" louis-t Sep 2012 #5

I missed the one in 1987 Ash_F Sep 2012 #8

I hope so. I've been waiting my whole life for a truly spectacular out of orbit event. onehandle Sep 2012 #9

Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake were pretty good. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #12

Neither were brighter than the brightest stars. Nowhere near a good angle on Venus. onehandle Sep 2012 #15

Seriously??? WolverineDG Sep 2012 #17

Jesus, is that you? Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #11

Hint: don't look in the Republican party. ToxMarz Sep 2012 #14

December, bright star......? Grey Sep 2012 #13

I remember Hale-Bopp BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #16

I too recall Hale-Bopp benld74 Sep 2012 #18

Damn! We're all going to miss it! BlueToTheBone Sep 2012 #20