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Originally Posted by multiweb
Wow! That's a beaute Leon. I remember seeing that one visually in April 86. My first refractor. A 65mm Vixen at the time. It was just a blob by then.
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Yes the tail was poor in April. The news media didn't help, they claimed the best viewing would be in April, but the comet had other plans. March was the best month for tail visibility, and also May. I remember the total luna eclipse in May 1986 revealed a nice 7 degree tail.
So many people thought it was a fizzer because the only time they saw it was in April. This is a pic from April. Tail angle was no good so it was just a blob with a short fan tail.