An IAU Circular issued this evening shows magnitude estimates from observers of Comet 2002 V1 at very small solar elongation: Feb 12.97 John Bortle mag. 2.3 (solar elong 16 deg) Feb 14.72 Bjorn Granslo mag 1.5 (~12 deg) Feb 16.29 J. Gonzalez mag. -0.5 (~8.5 deg) All three were using medium-large binoculars: 15x70, 12x50, and 11x80, respectively. \Brian -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.