Thanx Leon, yes it is still producing quite a streamer considering it is travelling away and with the solar wind instead of heading toward the sun and into the solar wind. I suspect it to fade considerably in the next week or two,,
Cheers Derek, been an enjoyable little Astro-fix actually,,
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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Bob a quick question, your mention of "blurry star" through binoculars (20x50) would I be better off trying with my 80mm Megrez SD (first model) and a 40mm or whatever eyepiece to locate the comet?
I can take it up the lookout, it and my Nikon D810 with my extension adapter are just under the weight limit of my tripod head and I have used them together before just playing with moon shots to get the precise focal distance.
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To be honest Leo, I haven't done visual for donkeys years, sounds quite a close comparison between the bino's and Megrez with a 40mm ep though,, Most comets look like a fuzzy star caused be the coma, which is much brighter than the tail, That said, bright comet tails can easily be seen in rich field telescopes ,,