Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 17, 1985
October 16, 1985
October 18, 1985
Transcript:
Sally stands in front of the class and says, "This is my report on Halley's Comet which will be coming by the earth soon . . ."<BR><BR> Sally continues, "Unfortunately, it will be down near the horizon, and we won't be able to see it very well . . ."<BR><BR> Sally says, "Actually, you'll be able to see it much better on tv sometime in the month of March."<BR><BR> Sally adds, "Unless, of course, you're watching Saturday morning cartoons . ."<BR><BR>
The return of Halley’s Comet in 1986 was its most disappointing showing of the past two thousand years or so. The comet arrived in February 1986 and it was on the opposite side of the sun from where the earth was at the time, so nobody could see it. By April it should have been reasonably bright but was not easily visible from the northern hemisphere.