Starlord posted:

HB was bright but small, at it's best

Humm.. I wouldn't call a 30 degree tail exactly "small". The coma was at
least a degree in width and the tail was so bright that at least 10 degrees of
it was visible with the full moon in the sky. HB also stayed around a lot
longer than Hyakutake did. Clear skies to you.
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David W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

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