Charles,

Yes, I saw 2006 P1 in the twilight on 2007 January 10. It was a very
nice view but the sky was very bright and so it was nothing like the
impression I got yesterday morning with 2020 F3. My photo makes it
appear much more prominent than it was:

https://britastro.org/cometobs/2006p1/2006p1_20070110a_ndj.jpg

I tried for it in the daylight but didn't see it. It must have been an
awesome sight post-perihelion in the Southern hemisphere. Rob McNaught
certainly did well with that one.

Your picture of C/2011 L4 is really nice. It was a good comet in the
twilight but nothing like 2020 F3 but it did have that amazing orbit
plane crossing dust spike:

https://britastro.org/cometobs/2011l4/2011l4_20130526_2300_ndj.jpg

All the BAA webinars are available on our Youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/britishastronomical/videos

Nick.

On 08/07/2020 23:41, Charles S Morris - cometguy3783 at yahoo.com (via
baa-comet list) wrote:
>   Hi Nick,
> It is wonderful to see a truly bright comet comet again, even in bright twilight..  Prior to this I think it C/2013L3 at 2nd magnitude,  See attached picture.  I did see C/2006 P1 in the daytime and in the western sky after sunset - nothing like the show it put on in the Southern Hemisphere.  The daytime show was interesting and crossed an item off of my bucket list, but was only spectacular because I could actually see a comet in the daytime, next to the (blocked out) Sun.  So 20 F3 is a welcome sight.
> My comparison to Kohoutek was not physical comparison - only the fact that the circumstances were similar.  20 F3 won't be seen well-placed in a truly dark sky until it has (probably) faded a lot.  The same was true of Kohoutek.  Kohoutek was 3rd magnitude when it finally was in a dark sky.  20 F3 may be the same.   There is a difference, of course.  There didn't seem to be many observations when Kohoutek was low or closer to the Sun.  Technology has helped in the imaging in that regard.
> Both images are wonderful.  Michael is a magician, of course, when it comes to imaging comets.  But I bow down to both of you.  I tried to take a picture with the same set up as the one attached picture(different camera) and I think the background was just too bright.  [Admittedly, I haven't even looked at the images.]  I have no portable set up for imaging and probably wouldn't do it if I had such a setup - getting too old to haul around equipment..
> Our weather looks good with the possible exception of Thursday morning.
> By the way, is there any way I can get a look at that webinar you guys put on a couple of weeks ago?  It looked very interesting.
> Charles