My brother took this picture on March 15th, 1986. The comet Halley is one of the most famous comets and his first apparitions can be traced back to the year 2000 B.C.
Did you know that a BRIGHT comet (HALEBOPP) is approaching and will be visible - probably with the naked eye - in the beginning of 1997? You can find some very interesting info about comets in these links:
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chatting. It provides a fantastic way to talk to other people connected via Internet all around the world. Once connected, you have thousands of conversations channels to choose from. The #astronomy is one of these channels.
There is a homepage for this channel in the WEB, that can be reached clicking here. When you connect to your IRC server, just type /join #astronomy in the command line and start talking to other people about this fascinating subject. You will always be welcomed there.
If you don't know how IRC works, it is worth to take a look at the homepage of a great IRC software. Just click here for detailed informations.