Thought some forum members might be interested in this article I came across today:

Here are the rarest remaining celestial events of your life(Forbes article)

For those who don't want to click:

- a naked-eye Nova
now - September
Frequency: every 80 years

- transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun (aka 'true' cazimi)
November 13, 2032
Frequency: 13 times per century

- A ‘Golden Conjunction’ (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury all visible together in the same 10° patch of sky after sunset)
September 8, 2040
Frequency: every few hundred years

- Return Of Halley’s Comet
2061
Frequency: every 75–79 years

thanks jason! those are fun facts and i don't have to wait that long!! i will only be 105 when haleys comet returns, lol!

james_m wrote: thanks jason! those are fun facts and i don't have to wait that long!! i will only be 105 when haleys comet returns, lol!

I can picture you, surly as ever, and a centenarian, james. lol. Never say never.

james_m wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 3:27 pm thanks jason! those are fun facts and i don't have to wait that long!! i will only be 105 when haleys comet returns, lol!

If you're not around to see it maybe you can ride it instead.

is elon musk selling tickets, or do i have to buy them off jeff bezos? lolol.............

you know it's a messed up world when it has come down to this... maybe i can AI chat to get the official statement from our overlords, lolol...