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Up in the Northeast near zenith at 2100GMT(UTC) by Pegasus.
What a sight. A small naked-eye fuzzy blob which resolves into a bright fuzzy blob with a definite nucleus in binoculars.
http://spaceweather.com/ for 31 October has a piece about it as well as links to other resourses and photo galleries.
A real halloween treat!
turvy
Traveller in Time  on top
"Was a bit early  < F43348?thread=4711346 >"
It's a fair cop, guv...
Great sight though!
turvy
Traveller in Time mostly under covered sky
"Had some troubles convincing 'Mesologist' it was not a  next day it had moved though. "
Last night was great, clear sky and low moon.
*stamps feet in frustration*
Total cloud cover here, again. As ever since Comet Holmes did it's exploding. 
 I hope it clears up soon, MC. It seems to be getting more diffuse now, but it's still very clearly visible.
Finally, Saturday night cleared just enough for me to spot the comet with the naked eye, between the clouds and the bonfire/fireworks smoke that combined to cloud us out again last night. I got the binoculars out for a proper look at the gret fuzzy blob but was too tired to get the scope out on Saturday, hoping for another clear night for that.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071103.html
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There's too much light pollution here, but last night the sky was finally clear enough to spot it. 
and here's another map, thank you APOD: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071109.html
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 That's the triangle I saw last night, which is reassuring. My housemates weren't too impressed by me dragging them outside into the cold to see a fuzzy little dot. Philistines. 
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Posted Nov 14, 2007 by Aurora
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http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/holmes.html
Comet Holmes has now expanded so much that it's wider than the sun!
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