It has a tail indeed.
This morning .....my Obs.
I had it at Magnitude 10.8 with a Pinpoint Solve in Maxim DL there were no known AAVSO Comparison stars near by.
The position was plotted in Astrometrica (which had it somewhat darker in the R band).
217P C2009 08 26.75348 03 49 59.73 -03 11 43.7 14.05R D90
217P C2009 08 26.75433 03 49 59.90 -03 11 45.5 13.78R D90
217P C2009 08 26.75519 03 50 00.16 -03 11 46.0 13.21R D90
217P C2009 08 26.75603 03 50 00.30 -03 11 46.0 13.70R D90
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pVwx6ExC-6...near0826_1.jpg
Enjoy.
Peter
http://aartscope.blogspot.com/2009/0...17plinear.html