I missed McNaught...
Silly me was too interested in chasing skirt at the time
I can't be too harsh on myself though. I ended up marrying this lass, and we have two great kids. Worth the price of admission in missing McNaught
Halley's was my first comet. I saw it with its whispy tail with my 2" Tasco refractor from my home in Sydney! Was my first ever astro sketch too. I've lost that piece - oh the heartache!
Mike, please don't take my words too hard! They are not meant to be hard, nor to hurt, especially as you shared your precious work with us here! For this I am very grateful mate!
I certainly can understand your sentiments for 46P's disappointment. My words are entirely designed to give a different point of view on this event - looking at the silver lining out of this!
Can be very easy to dismiss some events as non-events, but miss the quirk in the occasion.
Alex.