Thanks Odille. Glen On 27 December 2011 06:33, Odille Esmonde-Morgan <analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hi All > > I finally caught the comet on film yesterday, and yes, the tail is > amazing. You can see the pic on my blog at > http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/ - the tail is faint but I was very > chuffed to finally see the comet properly (I’ve been up at 2.30 most > mornings hoping for holes in those darned clouds)! > > Cheers, Odille > > Odille Esmonde-Morgan & Warwick Lawson > Terranora NSW 2486 > > Gallery: http://analog6.redbubble.com > Blog: http://odillesphotos.wordpress.com/ > Business: odille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > analog6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Glen Cozens <cozens3@xxxxxxxxx> > *Reply-To: *<nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Date: *Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:51:00 +1100 > > *To: *<nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject: *[nswnra] Re: Comet Lovejoy > > Saw the comet this morning from Gibralter Rd. Clifton about 35 km west of > Tenterfield with 12x60 binocs. > The naked eye tail was 28 degrees long. AMAZING! The comet was brighter > than the Norma star cloud. > Lovejoy will be in front of the Milky Way tomorrrow. > > Also saw LJ yesterday from Tenterfiel airport but the head was lost in the > haze and light pollution above Tenterfield. > > Used the 16" last night, great views. NGC 1365 was a easy Z shape and I > keep seeing galaxies I have never seen before. > Glen > > > >