[AZ-Observing] Re: Glimpse of Lulin

All,
I got my first look-see of the comet last night at 10:15 PM with 11x80 binos 
from my backyard in north Phoenix.

It was during a sucker hole but I found it real fast. It looked much bigger 
than I expected. The coma appeared irregular with jagged edges, with bipolar 
spikes and a slight brightening inside offset from the middle. Perhaps the 
spikes are where the two tails come out from the coma.

The coma looked about 12-15 arc minutes in size. No tails seen and it looked 
grayish.  

Well, what do you expect in the middle of the great Aurora Phoenicia during a 
sucker hole in the clouds!

Will try again tonight, for the closest approach event.

Rick R.
SAC



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