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Article: ALL THE WONDERS OF NATURE SHARE COMET'S STAGE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 28, 1996
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Byline: DAVE BARRY
I guess everybody wants to hear about how I almost got killed by a possibly supernatural being. This happened about a month ago, and I blame Comet Hyakutake.
Comet Hyakutake was of course the most recent spectacular breathtaking once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that nobody could see except astronomers.
Every few years, when they figure we've forgotten the last alleged comet, the astronomers get together at a big party sponsored by the Telescope and Binocular Manufacturers Association, and after several hours of drinking gin straight out of bottles they ``discover'' a new comet, which they predict will be an awesome ...