Re: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Report Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) 2009-1-31 12:45UT (1-31 05:45 MST)

Thanks, Chuck.  I forgot to mention that alf Lib (Zuben Elgenubi) is a nice superwide (231") color contrast double.  Valley smog robs alf Lib of its colors.  From Little Mtn., the primary is an off-white, the secondary a silver steel color.  Good bino object. Additionally, from images on Cloudy Nights, it appears that there is a tail. However, the unique Sun-Eart-target geometry of the comet is such that the tail extends directly out the apparent back of the comet from Earth-based view.   Internet posted sketches look like an "-o-", but I have not seen this personally at a low 17x magnification. - Kurt