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I've seen both and Halley's wasn't anywhere near as big or bright as Hale-Bopp. In fact, Halley's comet is way down the list in term of magnitude (brightness) compared to a lot of other comets.
Halley's comet had a magnitude of 2.4. For reference, the lower the number, the higher the magnitude of brightness. Halley's Comet (1986): Magnitude 2.4 Hale-Bopp (1996): Magnitude -0.8 Comet McNaught (2007): Magnitude -5.5 Comet Ikeya-Seki (1965): Magnitude -10
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I've never seen a comet and I can't see this one. I think it's behind some high-rises that are west of my house.
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I’m gonna be honest and say that this is absolutely shocking to me. You seem like an intellectually curious fellow and Hale-Bopp was visible for a long time. It was also plainly visible, no binoculars or long exposure photography needed.
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Hale–Bopp became visible to the naked eye in May 1996.
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Honestly, I'm kind of lazy about stuff like this, and I don't know why. I'm interested in things like comets and meteor showers, but I live in the middle of a big city, and I'd likely have to drive at least 45 minutes each way to get myself to any kind of view. So I inevitably shrug and say, "maybe next time".
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If I drive 45 minutes west, then I'd probably be close to the Continental Divide. I'd have a lot of dark west of me, but until I get to the top, the horizon is really, really close. If I drove to the top of the divide and then found a way to get off the highway, I bet I could get a really good view. But that's a pretty unpleasant drive that I usually try to avoid.
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Hale-Bopp sounds familiar, is that the one with the cult that poisoned themselves?
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