Officially catalogued as C/2014 Q2, discovered last August by Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy.
Best viewed around 8 PM before moon rise in the southern sky.
Click on images below to go to the source:
Located due south around 8 p.m. your local time this week.
Green Comet Lovejoy Now Visible in 'Heavenly River' of Stars: Where to Look | space.com
See Comet Lovejoy at its best | Astronomy Now
Green Comet Lovejoy Now Visible in 'Heavenly River' of Stars: Where to Look | space.com
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Look to the skies for Comet Lovejoy - NY Daily News
A photo I took with my SLR. ISO 800, 23 mm, f/4, 6 sec.
It was about what I could with 7x35 binoculars.
The comet should be in the circle.
When I tried a telephoto the best I could get was f/6 and the stars movement made them appear as lines.
More Links:
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy | Hevens-Above.com
C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) - Wikipedia
last updated 12 June 2014
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