Our old friend 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova is again visible from the UK following its perihelion at the end of last year. It is currently low in the dawn sky but will rise rapidly over the next few weeks. I imaged it this morning but was very disappointed with the result although it was low and in the horizon haze. This is a single 120s sub and I'll try some more stacking this evening. The comet makes a close approach to the Earth on Feb 11. There is a BAA chart covering the next couple of weeks here.
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45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova in the morning sky
Fri, 2017-02-03 07:48
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45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova in the morning sky
I was expecting 45P to be much brighter. Lets hope it improves over the next few days.
Thought you would be out this morning for this one! It is very diffuse and surprisingly difficult at the moment.