[AZ-Observing] Comet SWAN

Hi,
   
  Our family enjoyed Comet SWAN from Vekol Rd. last night (10/25).  I wanted to 
get someplace with a dark western horizon.  Comet SWAN did not disappoint.  
With the naked eye I could see the coma and about 1 degree of tail.  I thought 
the brightness was closer to mag 5 than mag 4.  The view through 15x70 
binoculars was the best, a big, fat coma with some wispiness in over 2 degrees 
of visible tail.  Through an 8" SCT at 77x the coma was over 20 arcmin with a 
bright central condensation.
   
  Clear skies,
  Mark
                
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