Historically, many have equated the appearance of comets as harbingers of doom. Halley's Comet was blamed for earthquakes, illnesses and even the Black Death (bubonic plague). How exciting it would have been to witness The Great Comet of 1577 which was as bright as Venus and had a long tail that stretched across the sky forty times the width of the full Moon. I count myself … [Read more...] about Comets as Harbingers of Doom in 2017?