A photo from this evening's viewing. I went out west of Tucson to get a cleaner horizon. There definitely was more muck in the sky compared to yesterday. As a result, I was not able to pick this up naked eye this evening. A bit of a bummer because the setting was so much nicer than what I saw the previous evening. Glad to hear that others had more ideal viewing conditions. I agree with Brent that tomorrow evening should be very nice with the crescent Moon. I hope some of the dust and other muck moves on for a more pristine western horizon. http://www.pbase.com/image/149165824 - Sam On Mar 11, 2013, at 7:48 PM, Brent Archinal <planetmeasurer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Caught the comet again this evening, a little higher up, a little brighter, > with a little longer tail. First seen at 7:13 PM and again with > binoculars, ~3 degrees up from the horizon. Once located it was easily > seen with the unaided eye. This time it was perhaps first magnitude against > the bright sky, and (back in binoculars) with a half degree, still > "V"-shaped tail, with some detail visible (an extra longitudinal streak) in > the tail. The coma was still reddish, and the color deepened as it set. > The brightness was varying due to seeing, and eventually got 1-2 > magnitudes fainter as it set behind the tree line at 7:30 PM. > So a very good naked eye comet, but certainly not at the bright end of the > forecasts in brightness. Should be a nice sight to the left of the > crescent Moon tomorrow evening. > > - Brent > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.