Talk:Great Comet
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For a comet to become spectacular, it also should pass close to the earth and be visible to casual observers. Halley's Comet, for example, is usually very bright when it passes through the inner solar system every 76 years, but during its 1986 apparition, its closest approach to earth was almost the most distant possible. The comet became visible to the naked eye, but was definitely unspectacular.
[edit] Capitalisation
Great comet or Great Comet? The article is inconsistent on capitalisation at the moment, but I don't know enough to decide which is right. Markyour words 18:50, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Is comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) great?
This comet is very similar with comet West. It can be included in this article. What do you think? 195.189.142.220 18:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- It's pushing the definition. Yes it's bright, but viewing is impaired by close proximity to the Sun and very small size. Observing it on Mt Soledad on 12 JAN, very few people could see it even when pointed out to them. Most prople were there to watch the sunset and were not aware there was a comet visible. Rereading the main article, it may not fit the description as defined. Exaggeration could lead to future disappointment, something that has happened repeatedly with astronomical objects in the past. Robogun 01:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other great comets
According to this, comet NEAT (2003) and Southern Comet (1947) were all as bright or brighter than mag. 0. Why aren't they in the article? Should they be included? Thanks. AstroHurricane001(Talk+Contribs+Ubx) 21:30, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Arend-Roland (1956) is the Great Comet of 1957 and Bennett (1969) is the Great Comet of 1970. I have removed them for your list since they are already included in the article. The Southern Comet (C/1947 X1)[1] does not have a wikipedia article and was first sighted on Dec 7, faded rapidly, and was lost to the naked eye by Dec. 25th. C/2002 V1 (NEAT) is ONLY the 7th brightest comet in the last 70 years (what is so great about that?), and as a modern day comet really NEEDS good pictures (plural) to back-up its greatness. The Eclipse Comet (C/1948 V1) famous for being magnitude -2 during a solar eclipse sounds more impressive. -- Kheider (talk) 19:56, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
- Ok, so should I create an article for the Southern Comet as I have done with articles for many other comets? Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 22:28, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Given that it was one of two impressive (though not really Great) December comets only a year apart, I don't see why not. -- Kheider (talk) 23:31, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
