Last night, finally, I managed to get some pictures of the comet that’s being dominating the astronomy news for the last couple of months. Until now it’s always been below the horizon or behind clouds.

I struggled to find it at first even with binoculars. I was expecting a naked eye object, but in the end it took a camera to reveal it.

So here it is, looking west from my back garden in Southend at about 7.30 last night.

This is a cropped and slightly enhanced version. The original looks more like this.

(The comet’s near the bottom in the middle of the picture.) 0.5s exposure at ISO 3200.

And through the telescope.

Again, this has been slightly enhanced. The original is a bit darker.

2s exposure, ISO 3200. These are single frames, so no stacking.

The comet should still be visible for a while, although I’m told it will fade rapidly. As you can see above, it’s already not that bright.