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here is an image I took last night (00:50 UT, March 5) via the Las Cumbres Observatory facility at CTIO. 5-minute exposure (clear filter) with 0.4-meter telescope.

2 1/2 hours later (when the comet was in the same star field), I observed it visually. It appeared diffuse and “soft:”

March 5.14 UT, m1 = 13.7, 0.8’ coma, DC = 2 (41 cm reflector, 229x).

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