RE: (meteorobs) West, eh?

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• Subject: RE: (meteorobs) West, eh?
• From: kronkg@medicine.wustldot edu (Gary W. Kronk)
• Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 16:43:56 -0600
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>That sounds about right. Of the 54 comets I have seen, 13 have been naked-eye.
>They were:
>                    Ikea-Seki - Winter 1965 - naked-eye -1st magn.
>                      Bennett - Spring 1970 - naked-eye  1st magn.
>                     Kohoutek - Winter 1974 - naked-eye  3rd magn.
>       Kobayashi-Burger-Milon - Summer 1975 - naked-eye  4.5 magn.
>                         West - Spring 1976 - naked-eye   0  magn.
>            IRAS-Iraki-Alcock - Spring 1983 - naked-eye  1.5 magn.
>                       Halley - Spring 1986 - naked-eye  3.5 magn.
>                    Bradfield -   Fall 1987 - naked-eye  4.5 magn.
>           Aarseth-Brewington -   Fall 1989 - naked-eye  3.5 magn.
>                       Austin - Spring 1990 - naked-eye  4.5 magn.
>                    Hyakutake - Spring 1996 - naked-eye -0.5 magn.
>                        Tabur -   Fall 1996 - naked-eye  4.8 magn.
>                    Hale-Bopp - Spring 1997 - naked-eye -0.5 magn.
>GWG

How about comet Levy (1990c=1990 XX)? It reached naked-eye visibility.
Although I don't have my records with me (and my mail account has
mysteriously stopped working at home), I think it reached 3rd magnitude.

Gary

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