Tough call, Guy, since it's comparing apples and oranges, if you will. It is definitely the brightest comet I've ever seen, meaning it's the only one I've ever seen with the sun above the horizon- but visually it wasn't anything to write home about. It's remarkable simply because it is visible in daylight- but only as a speck, a smudge. It's the bright sky that, visually, takes it down a few notches. Comet West still ranks number one with me, Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake tie for #2, for different reasons. This one is probably number 4- Ikeya-Zhang was a prettier sight because it was seen against a dark sky, even though it was intrinsically much, much dimmer and smaller in terms of apparent size. Halley is near the bottom of my list, BTW, but better than the dozen or so "also rans" that are always lurking out there. I'm certainly glad to have seen it, however, and might not have tried had not Daniel got me off my rump. I do agree with Kim that we are about due for a big, bright comet seen a dark sky. :o) --- diveboss@xmission.com wrote:

So Chuck, how would you rate this thing now?

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