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  • 9 December 2023 at 11:04 am #620551
    Dr Paul Leyland
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    Halley’s Comet is at aphelion today.

    As it will be getting ever brighter, perhaps you should start planning your observing sessions. 😉

    Paul

    9 December 2023 at 4:57 pm #620562
    Grant Privett
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    It should be mag 25.5 according to JPL Horizons – that is within reach of the HST/JWST but the HST has had bad gyros lately.

    9 December 2023 at 8:38 pm #620564
    Philip Denyer
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    Good to know it is beginning to return. I didnt see Halley's comet in 1986 so I promised myself I will see it on its next return. However, I will need to reach the age of 94.

    9 December 2023 at 10:36 pm #620569
    Grant Privett
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    It was poor from the UK. I thought the next apparition was supposed to be an equally poor geometry,

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