Monday 8th of October 2012 | Ann Tekatch
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Comet Hergenrother has unexpectedly brightened to about 9th magnitude and should be visible in small telescopes or large binocs. More information, including a finder chart and co-ordinates for the comet can be found here:
Update October 12 – took some unguided images of the comet tonight from the backyard using our 7″ refractor and a dslr. The image below is cropped from a single 1 minute exposure. The comet is small, dim and star-like. I could not see it at all in the binocs.
Comet Hergenrother – October 12, approx 10:30pm
