OFF: Comets

[Peter Sondergeld]

At 10:34 PM 26/02/97 -0800, you wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, M Holmes wrote:
>
>> William Fuller writes:
<snip>
>> So was that it or was it just a plane coming in or something?
>>
>> Maybe I'll get a good view when I'm in Canada (Banff) at the start of April?
>>
>
>Congratulations. You found it. Yes, that was Comet Hale-Bopp. The start
>of April should be a wonderful time to view it, as it will be at
>perihelion on April 1. The comet should be a very prominent object in the
>evening sky. And for observers far enough north, it should be visible all
>night.
>
>Robert Welch
<snip>

What about the southern hemisphere? Do you know if we get a look, too? And
if we do, how to find it?
Pete.


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