Astroblog: Lovejoy Diary Day 10

Friday, December 30, 2011

Lovejoy Diary Day 10

Clear skies, although somewhat moisture laden. Comet C/2011 W3 Lovejoy seen with difficulty against the Milky Way. Needed averted vision to be sure. Still moderatley visible in binoculars, visually tail probably only around 6 degrees long now.

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 3:56 am

Comments:

can i know how if i can get a glimpse of this comet 31 dec 4am? I am in Melbourne. Which direction should I look? I am just using my naked eyes. Thanks.

# posted by

Savvy Mummy : 9:43 pm

Sorry for the rather late reply, as I was on the road, posting using a mobile phone. As it was, form Melbourne it would have been difficult to see, but you would have looked south under the Southern Cross.

# posted by

Ian Musgrave : 8:37 am