Clouds thwarted me last night but Lester Barnes of Sth Aust has continued his
great photographic work on this comet and last night obtained a very deep
widefield image (5 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 400 with 24mm lens at F2). This
clearly but faintly shows the tail extending 43 degrees, and probably out of the
edge of his frame at 45 deg +. The MW intereferes a bit right near the edge of
the frame. With permission, here's his image, with my enhancement and
annotation:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/Rob_Kau/Untitled-1lestertaillengthsm.jp\
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Unfortunately Lester begins shearing on his farm tomorrow so that's all he'll be
able to contribute for a while.

As an aside, how do people on this list estimate lengths? I use the measuring
tool in Starry Night. Should be very accurate as it's pretty simple maths -
angle subtended at centre by two points on a sphere.

Cheers -

Rob Kaufman
Bright, Vic