I went outside at 2:30 and waited for half an hour before the tail came visible. I noticed the comet quite suddenly as if cloud cleared or that it had risen enough to provide contrast against the black sky. For the next 45 minutes I took photos (About 30) before my camera went flat
. Luckily enough, twilight was just about to begin and the comet had disappeared by 4:15. An interesting observation to note is that the comets head wasn't visible at all. Either it was blocked by the hills, or it was fainter then the tail and went unnoticed in the haze. I think the latter is the most likely. This is quite the opposite to Comet McNaught. I was surprised to see Mercury, the Moon, Saturn and Mars following the comet on the ecliptic. I went inside at 4:30.
Sean