My most recent comet viewing was about twenty years ago. May have been named HaleBop or something similar; truth is cannot remember. Think there was a cult that killed themselves that made the news with that one (HaleBop). This one (the comet) was about a million to two million miles out but was about one sixth the size of the moon when being viewed for several nights running. This comet was traveling from east to west. Spectacular and similar in size to the one which recently was viewed from Australia. Is the comet which was viewed from Australia ISON? Is your photo posted a view of ISON?
No, that’s Comet Bennet from 1969-1970
The best night viewing it, the head was right on the horizon, and the tail stretched more than halfway to the zenith! And it was quite dark that morning.
But hey, what do I know? I was just a fifteen yr old kid with a 2 1/12 inch el cheapoe refractor telescope!
Funny how some times all it takes is simple things, and yur in heaven, eh?
Heaven's Gate; March, 97. Hale-Bopp comet.