C/2002 T7 (LINEAR), 2004/1/23 UT

I had a look at C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) tonight (Thursday) at about 7:45 EST (00:45 UT 2004/1/23) through the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain at the ASH Naylor Observatory ( http://www.astrohbg.org ). I used magnifications of 118, 162, and 202x. The U.O. 40mm MK-70 (162x) provided the best view. The comet was at 00h32m, +19d09' at the time. I noted a large and prominent coma. The twin tails that have been reported were not seen but a definite elongation was visible.

Dave Mitsky