Comet Lovejoy still out there?

[Sven Buttler]

I'm down in Bavaria for my winter vacation and what can I tell you the sky is incredibly clear I can see the Pleiades with the naked eye. Any chance comet Lovejoy is still out there in observable range? Can anybody give me any hints as to where to look for it, preferably starting from the Orion system?

My apologies it's probably been discussed a dozen times I'm just anxious I might miss it not sure how long it will remain visible.

Thanks and best regards,

Sven

[sharkmelley]

Yes - it's there.  Here is how to find it Saturday night:

Mark

[kerrylewis]

Here's a link Sven http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/spot-comet-lovejoy-tonight-122920141/?et_mid=714345&rid=246421296

Just been looking at through my SCT. 

[kerrylewis]

Ah Mark beat me to it!. Looks good at the moment. Bright stellar core. No sign of a tail but I'm hopeful as it rises higher

[Sven Buttler]

PERFECT thanks a lot!

[damnut]

nice easy target, did not get too cold finding it this eve. Nice map post  Mark.

[Qualia]

I was out last night, and I feel I could distinctly make out a little colour in Lovejoy; a delicate hue of whispy marine blue. The only nagging doubt I have is that I've seen so many images of the comet here on SGL that maybe they've subconsciously influenced my perception. The other thing. If we imagine the eyepiece like a clock face, then in the small 76 f6 with a 24mm, extending towards 10 - 11 o'clock, I could swear I saw a nebulous like trail, quite wide (about the width of a thumb) and quite subtle. The image movement within the eyepiece was also in this direction, that is, west was also pointing to about 10 o'clock. Is any of this possible, or was it my eyes playing tricks on me 

[kerrylewis]

Rob

I almost convinced myself that I could see a thin gauzy tail but not enough to be sure. I will try your 10-11 o'clock suggestion later  - although I still get confused;

would that be 1-2 o'clock in an SCT? 

[Qualia]

If a diaginal is used, isn't the same? With an east-west inversion. I've never used an SCT but I though it would be a similar play with mirrors?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just picked it up in 15x70 bins.

[Double Star]

Our  first night stargazing with our first telescope (200P Dob) and have seen the core of Lovejoy very clearly, nice and green, from medium light pollution.  Will look for the tail later, plus a few other treasures, once a few more lights go out. 

Excited, N Yorks.

[Pig]

Just bagged it at 20x    only took 2 minutes...quite a sight and I am surprised how big it is

[John]

It's a naked eye object here tonight !

[Astro Imp]

Just bagged it in 8x42 bins, as Pig says above the size surprised me and I thought it had a greenish tinge.

[Beulah]

On the weather watch at the moment. Clear a few minutes ago; now it's sleeting! Coat and binoculars at the ready; weather is too dodgy to get the scope out.

[Pete Presland]

Extremely easy spot again tonight in a moon free sky!

[Beulah]

As I said in another thread, a naked eye object in a dark sky. 

[Charic]

I just took a peek out the front door ( South facing ). SNOWING! Oh-well, back to browsing.

[sheenoco]

We saw a hazy object from our 200p but no significant tail. Were we looking at the right thing?

[sheenoco]

I've just realised that's hardly any information but what I meant to say was it was a hazy object in the right vicinity but looked round and didn't have a tail.

[Pig]

I would say fuzzy rather than hazy as it is clearly visible  but It sounds like you have bagged it. I didn't see a tail either

[Hootsitabernacle]

 no chance this weekend..rain....hail....sleet and snow....add in some 100mph winds and you got yourself a party!

[Charic]

.......was that your dustbin past my window on Thursday night? 

There's still thousands without power tonight up on the NW coast and Islands?

[ghostdance]

I've just realised that's hardly any information but what I meant to say was it was a hazy object in the right vicinity but looked round and didn't have a tail.

Sounds like what I've just been watching: Lovejoy!

[John]

Yep, sounds right. The general impression is quite a large hazy spot of light getting brighter towards a condensed star-like centre. The tail is much, much fainter and really needs imaging to bring it out. Folks with larger apertures and / or really dark skies may be able to discern a tail but it's going to be vary ellusive indeed compared to the central nucleus and coma.