No doubt spectacular when viewed with a telescope.

My Dad went on and on with stories passed down about the Halley's comet passing before he was born. He didn't live to see it's non-event return.

I never saw the 1965 comet and never heard of it until now.

I did squint and see Kohoutek, (or maybe it was Levy), and I was underwhelmed.

When they describe comets as brighter than the moon it is meaningless. Some stars are brighter than the moon but much smaller. Size matters.

Some of the ancient comets may have been spectacular but back in the day, the sky was about the most interesting thing to watch. I'll admit I would be impressed by a comet easily visible in daylight by the naked eye. I can picture it in my minds eye and it would be neat.

Astronomers get excited about comets because they will be viewing them with a telescope. They try to share their excitement with the public by exaggerating visibility and misleading us with meaningless statistics. Scientists do this a lot.