[doorgunner69]

Tried to find it on a rare cloudless night, but the moon was too bright.

And, I am hopeless with constellation spotting. I check on a sky chart, go out and cannot find a damn thing that looks like the chart.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Previous threads posted on FR about this comet:

Watch the New Year’s Skies for a Green Comet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3242147/posts

New Comet Discovered: Lovejoy Will Add to “Comet Lineup” in Winter Skies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3065213/posts

NASA Photo of the Day: Comet Lovejoy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2825401/posts

Comet Lovejoy Survives Fiery Plunge Through Sun, NASA Says
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2821220/posts

Astronomy Picture of the Day — Comet Lovejoy: Sungrazing Survivor
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2821554/posts

[mylife]

Thanks for the heads up.

[radu]

If January is like December, we aren’t going to have much chance to see the comet here. I’ve never seen such dismal weather that I can remember. Cloudy, cloudy, cloudy. It was clear in part of the sky last night but in Orion’s vicinity, it was cloudy. Now we have three days of rain to look forward to. *sigh*

Maybe we’ll get lucky next week and have a shot at it. I hope so. My telescope and I are champin’ at the bit.

[Rio]

Clear and cold here tonight. We found Orion easily. Found Lepus. Lots of dots visible in binos. Nothing with a tail. Should it have a tail now?

[barefoot_hiker]

Saw it last night in 10x50 binos and my 4” refractor.
Just a fuzzy blob in Lepus.
Moon too bright to see more.
Hoping it’ll look great in a week or so.

[Jack Hydrazine]

COMET LOVEJOY/NOW AT CLOSE APPROACH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwGmS4f8rv0

Won’t be seen again for another 8,000 years.