Tweedledee Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Just had a quick look at comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 in the 15x70s. It is easy to find in Lepus below Orion and looks large, round and fuzzy around 6th mag. in the bins, despite being low down in the brown murky light pollution. Tonight it is only one degree from the 8th magnitude globular Messier 79. At 6am in the morning it will be only 7 arc minutes away at its closest, though it will be below the horizon by then. Edited December 28, 2014 by Tweedledee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I reckon I got it in the bins as well, fuzzy a bit smaller I guess for me as I was using the 10 x 43's would be better away from the streetlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yes, it should look good in a dark sky. Worth keeping a watch on this one, it could be the brightest comet we've seen for a while and could even get to 4th magnitude as it rises higher in the sky and out of the murk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I do hope so but I'm greedy I want another Hale Bopp please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Bug**r dark sky only have B&L 12*25's... So rough last week did not put in the ST120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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