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
