Was despairing of ever seeing it but finally got a clear morning!
Wow, what a sight, I'm gobsmacked! With very hilly horizons around the comet was completely washed out by daylight by the time the head rose but the tail was magnificent in the darker skies.
There are some fabulous shots being posted of the whole comet, but my scant offerings are only sections of the tail. The first might help to communicate the scale of this comet for any NHem people viewing the thread:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...2011textsm.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...55mmtextsm.jpg
If you read this Terry, I wasn't able to get a shot that might be useful for astrometry, hope a bit more comes in. We need a precise orbit so our great-great-great-great etc etc etc.... grandchildren know exactly when it's coming back!
Cheers -