I've seen it!

[MahlerMoonMan]

Hi folks

I am very happy!  

Tonight I have seen Comet Lovejoy! :D

I could just, only just, make it out with the naked-eye using averted vision, but with my 10x50 bins it was a fine sight!  A large coma, a hint of a tail, and a subtle hint of green shading ....  This is the first comet I've ever seen so clearly (as a starry-eyed teenager I did catch a glimpse of Halley's Comet)!  I'm really looking forward to more views of Lovejoy as it continuous to brighten

Along with lovely views of the Pleiades, the Hyades, the Orion Nebula, the Double Cluster, and winter star fields .....  An evening to remember!

Clear skies to all!

Donaldo

[yesteryeargames]

I think I saw it , was it a green ish fuzzy blob like this ?

[John]

 Congratulations Donaldo !

I think I saw it , was it a green ish fuzzy blob like this ?

Yes, thats it.

I didn't notice a green tinge personally though, with my eye, binoculars or my scope.

[theclearskiesofthemoon]

Congratulations Donaldo !

Yes, thats it.

I didn't notice a green tinge personally though, with my eye, binoculars or my scope.

I took some pictures last night with my compact camera and though the comet is on there, it doesn't have a green tinge at all and I didn't recognize it. In a later shot from my DSLR there's a distinct green tinge though. Sadly, I haven't seen it with my eyes yet.

[Walshie79]

Just seen it now, it's a direct vision naked eye object here. Looks to me to be slightly brighter than M31.

[hgjevans]

...  This is the first comet I've ever seen so clearly (as a starry-eyed teenager I did catch a glimpse of Halley's Comet)! 

Well done! I waited what seemed like half a lifetime to see Halley, expecting wonderful things, and in the event I saw nothing at all. And to this day I still remember the massive disappointment of fruitlessly scanning the night skies for Kohoutek in - what was it - 1974 or thereabouts? By the time Hale-Bopp came along I had reached such a level of cynicism about comets that I nearly didn't bother looking. But that, in the event, was a lovely comet, so all was forgiven. And thankfully Lovejoy was, I think, never predicted to be on the scale of those others, so frankly any view at all has been a bonus as far as I am concerned. 

[Special K]

You're doing much better than me, Donaldo, to say you can see it naked eye! I must have pretty bad LP here as most have reported it as seen without instruments now. I haven't seen it for a few days due to weather and keen for another look through the bins!

Great comet event! Enjoy

[cotterless45]

Really bright here, making a lovely triangle with Aldebaran and the Pleiades. By eye it's brighter than M13. Just a brief view between clouds. In the bins it's a wonderful sight (15x70s),

Nick.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Congrats on that catch! Wonderful sight isn't it.