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Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep
Does it show a tail at all??
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There was a club meeting last night so we made a group effort to track it down. It was finally spotted to the left and above Graffias. Reasonably easy to see in binos, a bit a like small planetary nebula. In a 8" scope it reminded us of a globular cluster and there was a little discussion on whether we had picked up M80 by accident but in the end it was decided that we where too far below M80 for there to be a mix-up. I hope this gives some idea of what brightness it is at at the moment.
The person who first spotted the comet was the one who also reckoned there was a small tail visible in the scope. Due to the comet being low to the horizon and a lot of people about I didn't get a really good look at it before it sunk too low. But I suppose as it gets higher each night it might be easier to tell.