From my backyard in the Phoenix glow the comet is not much. I could "see" it but just barely. A real lesson in what the glow of a million lights can do to ruin the night sky. But I did get a hint of what it might look like tonight far from those lights.
Using the 80mm ED that is piggybacked on the Nexstar 11 the comet and V Hyd do both fit in the field easily. The star is medium orange color and the comet is just barely visible as a round glow against the light pollution.
Clear skies to us all; Steve Coe
-------------------- 150mm 6" f/8 Celestron Refractor on CGEM Mount
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Author "Deep Sky Observing" Springer-Verlag
Author "Nebulae and How to Observe Them" Springer
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