"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...

I actually saw Halley's Comet, but you needed a very dark night to see much
of it.

We saw it (out on the roof of our building in the middle of an Army proving ground).
I've also seen Bennetts comet (which was much brighter and trivial to see once
you got up at 3AM to go look for it).

I've also seen countless meteor showers. It helps to have a next door neighbor
who was an astronomy buff.