On the way home, the sky was rather clear, so we decided to have a quick change into warm clothes and sensible shoes. The binoculars and tripod were then grabbed and we headed off to a local high spot with good views of the sky.
I managed to find M31 reasonable easily, and then several degrees lower was the comet (aka PANSTARRS C2011/L4). My girlfriend was suitably wowed as it was her first comet. Sadly, she thought the name a little less romantic than some other comets. I don't suppose she will find ISON any better as a romantic name, but it might be two comets in a year to add to the list.
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