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FYI if anyone saw spots in the coma last night they were due to background stars.....i stayed up watching a program about comets and the moon on Austar last night, had my scope all set-up, then by the time the comet come up there was a storm raging up in Armidale somewhere and i got pummelled by very fast low flying cloud from that direction, i managed to get about 30x 30 second images as i couldnt locate a guidestar in the radial guider so i kept the exposures short, the low cloud was moving really fast above the treetops and i didnt feel the slightest breeze at ground level!!
The comet is now about 20' dia according to some reports, according to estimates from people on comets-ml the coma dia will spread to 50' by the end of november!!
Cheers!
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