Richard,

So sorry that you haven't been able to see it yet. I was incredibly
lucky to get a chance again this morning through a narrow clear slot. It
was a really impressive sight in binoculars as it rose and was easy
naked eye. We haven't seen a comet like this in the UK sincce C/2006 P1
in January 2007. The Moon isn't really a problem since the dawn sky is
so bright anyway.

I hope you get a chance to see it soon. It is definitely worth setting
the alarm and losing a bit of sleep.

I put together this timelapse of it rising this morning:

http://www.nickdjames.com/Comets/2020/2020f3_20200707_ndj.mp4

It consists of 232x5s exposures playing at 25 fps from 01:17 - 01:40 UT
taken with a Canon EOS550D, 200mm, f/2.8L lens.

Nick.

On 07/07/2020 03:50, Richard Miles - rmiles.btee at btinternet.com (via
baa-comet list) wrote:
> Nick,
>
> Thanks for signalling this observing opportunity.
>
> It has been clear overhead and down to about 5-10 degrees above my
> northern horizon here in North Dorset.
> Had a great view of Venus 2 degrees above horizon in azimuth 64 degrees
> but the clouds refused to budge from 30 degrees azimuth.
>
> As it was, the nearly full Moon was lighting up ths sky so the view
> would have been washed out a fair amount.
>
> Looks like the weather might play ball on Friday night (July 10/11) when
> the comet will be about 4 degrees higher and the sky will be a lot
> darker with a much less bright Moon around.
>
> Fingers crossed for next time,
> Richard Miles
>
>