Found by the Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura as lately as August, this long-term periodic comet is at the moment within the jap sky simply earlier than daybreak (4.00am-ish!) within the constellation of Leo. It ought to nearly be seen with the bare eye at round magnitude 5, however will probably change into simpler to select because it passes across the Solar and into the night sky after the weekend.
I’ve had a number of makes an attempt at discovering Nishimura, however we have had 5 days of pre-dawn mist from the North Sea: fingers crossed the ‘seeing’ in Norfolk will enhance quickly!
The photograph beneath is from the general public area, and reveals what may be achieved utilizing a 300mm lens with Astrotracker or a pushed mount…
