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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Did you get that latest image from your locale in Young Joe?
I've tried to find it with the help of Stellarium, too many trees at home but I really should go up to the local lookout with camera and binoculars Today is so cloudy I won't bother but if we get a clear day tomorrow I may go for the drive, it's less than 10 minutes and north west isn't looking over the town lights from the lookout (I don't think).
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No, I was at Williamsdale, south of Canberra just west of Strongmanmike with a friend of mine on Saturday night. Spent last week in Canberra. Drove home late yesterday and took a couple more from Young region.
The comet was not visible to the naked eye. Conditions were reasonable. Usually a Bortle 1 area, no ambient light, clear cloudless skies, moderate transparency with a touch of smoke. Once astronomical twilight had ended, using the 10x42mm binoculars I could easily see 4 deg of tail. With the 15x70mm's I could see 7-8 deg of tail. No detailed structure visible in the tail. I visually estimated the comet head at Mv 6.0-6.5 with 15x70 binoculars.
The comet is currently just southwest of Beta Ophiuchi(Mv 2.75) which is easily visible to the naked eye.
Joe