Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin (updated)

Tonight I made my first observation of Comet Lulin as it moved Westwards through Virgo heading towards Leo and the planet Saturn which is presently near the lion's hind leg (σ Leo). I observed the comet through my 15x70 Celestron binoculars. Unfortunately there was some thin cloud but the comet was still visible. At 22:10 CET it was very close to the 7.79 magnitude star HD104484. Over a short period of time the motion of the comet relative to the star was noticeable. I was able to note hint of a tail to the West of the comet. Later on, at about 00:45 CET, I again observed the comet which had moved very close to the 6.17 magnitude star HD104055.

Not to be missed is the conjunction of the comet with Saturn on the night between the 23rd and 24th February.