Hi Ron and all, Ron Baalke wrote:
>>The 1986 appearance of Halley's comet, considered disappointing by many,<< >>also peaked at around magnitude 3.0<< Although the news media hyped up Comet Halley, comparing it to its 1910 return which was favorable, to most astronomers the brightness was much better than expected even though it wasn't a favorable return that year and being farther from the Earth. So generally people were disappointed, thanks to the news media but astronomers weren't disappointed with the show overall. --AL ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
