August 10, 2023: Comet C/2023 E1 at last

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

After a very torrid time with constant bad weather, I finally managed to bag this comet with my Helios LightQuest 16x80 mm bins.  Dodging some passing clouds, I spotted it as a hazy ball fairly close to M39. I checked and double checked the sighting, and consulted the Sky Atlas 2000.0 to check for any stray DSO with a similar appearance, but none were show. Quite chuffed at bagging yet another comet. That makes 35.

[Mr Magoo]

Well done, and thanks for the heads up. In between clouds over the next few days comet C/2023 E1 makes a tantalising target. It's been quite a while since I've had my Fujinon 10x50's out, which is a shame as they are excellent.