2022-01-24, 01:20 AM
(2017-11-14, 11:20 PM)theskyhound Wrote: Once, a very long time ago, I saw a comet that moved in the eyepiece (IRAS-Araki-Alcock). Imagine this big bright fuzzy ball that you could see visibly move. I was young at the time and didn't appreciate how unique that was!
I saw this old thread and had to reply. I had begun my dive into amateur astronomy in Jan of 1983 using an Edmund Scientific Mag 6 Star Atlas. I joined the Houston Astronomical Society and saw my first comet from their dark site in May. I had the same impression as you. Amazing. Now I'm trying to watch "little" rocks fly by.