That’s great Patrick. By the time of my first observation on 1 June here, Comet Johnson had moved well past and to the south of ε Boo.
I like your drawing. As they say “a picture paints a thousand words”. How long did it take you to complete the drawing? I have wanted to try a couple of times but just have not made a start.
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Originally Posted by DeepSkyBagger
For what it's worth, here's an observation I made of the comet back in May, when it was above my horizon!
Located just over 2° from ε Boo at the time of the observation, it was washed out in the twilight. The head was fairly large and round. It grew gradually and then sharply brighter towards the centre. A twinkly stellar nucleus was occasionally visible. There was a persistent suggestion of a tail, long and thin, heading away from the head towards the south-east.
Cheers,
Patrick
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