Subj : Halley's Comet
To   : All
From : Ed Vance
Date : Thu Oct 31 2024 11:47 am

I have been looking at Comet 2023 Atlas in the evening sky here in the U.S.A.

It looks like a tiny bright star just after sunset.
About 2mm in size.

While in Elementary School I was told about Halley's Comet, and how Everyone
was fascinated about its appearance.
I always imagined that it was very large in size.

The last time Halley's came back towards Earth I went to Mobile Alabama wanting
to see it even though I knew it appeared in the Southern Sky.
Parked the car on the beach at night hoping to get a look at it before Sunrise.
Morning clouds covered the Southern Skies so I made the trip for nothing.

I would like to know how folks in the Australia, New Zealand who saw Halley's
Comet the last time it appeared thought the size looked like.

I am thinking Comet Atlas showed up in the Southern Skies when it first came in
view.
How large was it down there?

Also anyone who saw both  the Halley and Atlas Comets could tell me how they
compare in size?
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