[Outbackmanyep]

Wider fields always make a dim object brighter, a lot of comet observers do their mag estimates by binoculars, but of course this is not always the way to observe them. With my 10" dob i use a 40mm plossl with homemade reticle built in to help me make coma diameter estimates and this works fine, a larger aperture always helps but using the lowest power practicable!

I hope that you Deeno, and Astroron, that you have a fun time observing this over the next few months! Cheers!