As of 2019, which comet was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months?

Correct answer: Hale–Bopp

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What people think about it: 29 Comments

I am not a number.

Jew for Yeshua, you are confusing it. The one which broke up and crashed into Jupiter was the Shoemaker-Levy comet in 1994. Hale-Bopp has an orbital cycle of 2355 years and the next predicted perhelion in the year 4380-ish. On the other hand, Hanson's MMMBop comes around all too frequently.

Belugas&PolarBears

A little more info would be great in the answer. Such as where it was visable, how long until it orbits back

IrrelevantMentality3

I was in the 10th grade when this occurred. I would sit out on my balcony for hours watching it...It's what turned me on to astronomy.

Player #30476868

One of the most amazing night sky sights we ever saw. We had purchased a telescope and the sales person said don’t count on seeing Hale Bopp through it! He was wrong, we did and the tail moving about in our scope was amazing!

Player BARTEMAEUS 10

Babette Schwartz, It was visible every night for 18 months. Surely you weren't stoned for that long!

Maddog

Heaven's Gate Cult believed they were going to be transferred into a spaceship hidden by Hale-Bopp. Sadly, none of them are left to ask about it☹️

sonnybud

Player Eeyore, how do people see comments once they continue on? i'd love to return to a question ⁉️

Shonkatron

I remember it. I saw it from Earth

Sammy81

I was 15 and remember seen it for many nights in Romania. I didn't know it had a name back then.

Player BARTEMAEUS 10

Belugas&PolarBears, I watched it in North Yorkshire, unfortunately, it won't be back until the year 4385.

Player #74294607

Shonkatron, I hope you saw it from Earth!

Nusas

Belugas&PolarBears, visible on the Pacific NW coast, it was AMAZING

Rup

sonnybud, if you're still on the same "maze", you can select "Main Menu" (using the icon in the top left hand corner), then "History" next to the Home icon.