[BAA Comets] 168P

[Martin Mobberley]

The discoverer, Carl Hergenrother, sent this overnight:

 > Hi Martin,
 >
 > YES! I saw this in my news feed this afternoon.
 >
 > Forgetting the fact that 168P hasn’t been seen this return, I don’t 
know where the naked eye brightness claim comes from.
 >
 > - Carl
 >
 >
 >> On Aug 18, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Martin Mobberley 
<martin.mobberley at btinternet.com> wrote:
 >>
 >> Hello Carl,
 >>
 >> I know we are living in a time of media mis-information but this 
piece today, in a major British 'newspaper', takes 'fake news' to a new 
level!!
 >>
 >> https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/huge-comet-visible-sky-week-18946949
 >>
 >> Regards,
 >> Martin