Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / QGSI 2.0; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!qubix!jdb From: jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) Newsgroups: net.astro,net.space Subject: Re: Where's the best place to view Haley's Comet? Message-ID: <1591@qubix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 20:03:05 EST Article-I.D.: qubix.1591 Posted: Mon Jan 14 20:03:05 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:56:44 EST References: <219@panda.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.astro:448 net.space:3525 > and when?? > Linda M. McInnis USENET: genrad!teddy!lmm ["... you're not going to like it" - Deep Thought] The answer is ... Venus. Or at least from high orbit around Venus. Halleys Comet will be at its most spectacular at it's closest approach to the Sun. It will be on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth at that time. (Foo!) Fortunately, Venus will be over where the comet is, and our humble Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft ("It's still ticking!") will observe it with Radar Mapper, Cloud Photopolarimiter, Infrared Radiometer, and I forget what else. From what I understand, Earthbound observers are pretty much SOL on this one. Perhaps Gene Miya or somebody still in touch with NASA can be more enlightening. yr 'umble bearer of bad news, -- Dr Memory ...{amd,cbosgd,ihnp4}!qubix!jdb