Brian Thorn wrote:

I thought you were in North Dakota, Pat.

Too late. It's a Southern Hemisphere show now. Week before last, we
might have had a chance, but we had rotten weather (no clear view of
the horizon at sunset) the whole time.

Unfortunately, same here. I never even heard of this comet till today,
and we also have had cloudy weather.
Anyway, as far as North Dakota goes, we got a view of Hyakutake that
would knock your eyes out.
The nucleus came within around 1/2 Moon diameter of Polaris, with the
end of the tail clean back in the bowl of the Big Dipper.
(or in the bowels of Ursa Major, for the astronomy crew)... and you
could see it move throughout the night.
This was great... but it was also spooky to see the nucleus get that
near Polaris...because I kept thinking "bearing is dead on... elevation
is just a bit off." :-)
Prettiest one I ever saw was Comet West, which had a distinct light blue
color to its tail.
What's this one's path on the outboard leg from the Sun look like?

Pat