Thanks Liz
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Originally Posted by Liz
I dont know Mozzie, it had been seen in binocs a few days ago, so should be visiible in scope with a very wide angle EP????
Its funny .... usually with comets we are searching in our scopes, and find them before they become naked eye observable, but this beauty was visibible and 'BANG' ..... out there before we had a chance to drag the scope put.
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Recognition with a scope would be the problem I think Liz. There's no 'head' and the pointy end's an ethereal waft of nothing. The tail broadens to a degree or two wide and you're not going to see that even with the widest field in a scope I don't think because it is too ill-defined & faint.
Binocs seem to be the only real chance. I've tried in nice dark skies and can't see anything but again it comes down to recognition I think. If you've followed the fading in binocs (like Coops has), then you know what you're looking for. Try 'cold' and I suspect you haven't got much of a chance. Use the Force, sense it, but it won't appear as a nice dim comet tail in the usual way!
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