[net.space] disappointing Halley?

henry (06/03/82)

Another reason why Halley's Comet is probably going to be disappointing
this time around is that Earth is poorly placed to view it.  Unlike the
last time, Earth will be fairly far away from the comet.  Moreover, the
way the orbits turn out, the Northern Hemisphere gets an especially poor
view.  There is already at least one "comet tour" being organized to go
down south for a better look.