C/2021 A1 (Leonard) 2022-Jan-02 Jan Hattenbach

Jan 2, 19:45-20:10 UTC, comet at 4.8mag, fainter than the day before, and now slightly fainter than my comparison star Epsilon Mic, but still visible naked eye under dark skies (SQM 21.5 last night) and a fine sight in 10x50s and telescope. Tail structure barely visible in my 10" Newtonian. This is now definitely one of the most interesting comets of recent years!

Can't believe how lucky I was those last nights, with the sky very clear on La palma. The comet was less than 4° high when the image series ended. Will try again, if my luck holds.

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/796952-comet-leonard-c2021-a1/?p=11608918

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