Hi all

There are currently 2 comets gracing our skies that can be easily seen with the unaided eye or with binoculars.

Comet 17P/Holmes has recently exploded and is more than a million times brighter than it was. It's currently very low in the North for Southern Hemisphere observers. The best time to see it is between 1-2am AEDST, and look very low in the North in the Constellation Perseus. At Sydney latitudes it only rises to about 5-6° above the horizon, so find a spot with a good northerly aspect and look for a large diffuse "fuzzy star". Binoculars and small telescopes will give a great view.

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Comet C/2007 F1 Leonos is a little fainter, and can be tricky to observe low in the West right after sunset. It's showing a tail of a few degrees and can be found just below Antares and M4. Use binoculars to find it and you can then point your telescope at it.

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Thanks