9 Jan
2007
9 Jan
'07
6:09 p.m.
Had to take a phone call at about 5:30, so didnt get to try to pick up the comet until 5:40. It was easy to spot in my 11x70 binos, about 10 degrees above the horizon. As soon as I found it, I put down the binos and easily picked it up unaided-eye. My 17-year-old son, 9-year-old son and his friend, and my wife all spotted it just as easily. It disappeared below my local horizon, about 2½ degrees, at around 6:02. Arent we about due for another great comet? Kim