I could see out the window. And it was dark. Suggested no clouds. It had been fairly clear last night. I laid for a while thinking about comets. I should get up? Try to see something?
Wondered where the binoculars were. In the car, I recalled. I wondered where the big camera tripod was. Wasn't sure.
Ugh. It was early. Almost didn't get up. But I considered there probably would not be a lot of opportunities... Headed to the back yard after grabbing the cheapo Bushnells...
Noted Jupiter off to the south-west.
Almost directly overhead. Started scanning between the Sickle and the Big Dipper.
Spotted comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy).
It was west of 27, 28, and 30 Leo Minoris and east of 20 and HR 3979. I could see 22 LMi below.
The comet's faint tail went up and to the right.
Not visible naked eye...
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