West is to the left. This was the view with tripod-mounted 20x80 binoculars. North is up. West is to the right. UT A pair of 8x42 binoculars was used for this view.
North is up.
West is to the right. This was the unaided eye view through thin clouds on a moonlit night. It was snowing lightly at the time, but I feared this might be my only chance to catch the comet near its closest approach to our home planet. This was our best unaided eye view of the comet through a clear sky. F. Inspired by this view, my wife wrote a poem.