Clear here also Andy but a few scattered Cu in the west is getting me concerned and the sky is incredibly murky so the trans will be very poor but I will try for LONEOS anyway. Nice waxing gibbous Moon in east with belt of Venus and Earth shadow below. Good to see a clear sky after days on end consisting of strato cu and drizzle.

Best of luck tonight and keep an extra eye out for any sudden aurora!.

That's it for tonight!  Did catch it briefly but nothing to write home about due to the seeing conditions at that altitude.  Couldn't get any detail around the coma this time and didn't have time to make a sketch.

Glad you caught it again Andy!

After several nights of cloud and showers this weak front passed away today leaving clear skies in its wake however the signs were not good with hazy sunshine and crepuscular rays indicating the sky was not as clear as I would want. After sunset the waxing gibbous Moon rose in the east within the belt of Venus with Earth's shadow below and with it came the arrival of very dense murk and haze which looked like a grey-green wall due to the Moon's illumination. I felt sure I would never see the comet this evening but I set up my scope in the backgarden to cool down anyway and by 19.10 I was ready.

I could see Arcturus in the west but his mag + 3.75 naked eye companion to the east was not seen which was not a good omen. Using binos was worthless so feeling blind I simply guided the scope into the murky section of sky between my neigbour's two houses and began a slow vertical sweep in the same fashion as I would be when searching for new comets. At 19.23 BST I found the comet!.

Despite the horrible sky the coma was extremely bright and very small with sharp well defined edges and showing off a very vivid green colour. At centre was a bright white stellar central condensation with slight diameter with a tadpole-like spine of long length embedded within the type 1 ion tail which itself was colourless and extending north for 1 degree 10 arc minutes. The tail broadened rapidly as it left the coma and consisted of multiple components. Many very long bright blue streamers could be seen within. A faint wedge shaped grey type 11 dust tail could be seen for 5 arc minutes to the NE. The ion tail was superimposed on the northern section of this fanning tail. Comet was low in the twilight only 23 degrees from the Sun and some 15 degrees to the SE of Arcturus within Bootes and nearing the border of Virgo.

The comet looked in great shape but could not be seen with the 10x50s due to the murk. I lost the comet as it sank into the atmospheric quick sand in the west. On a better night I suspect this would be a great sight!.

I am hoping for a better view tommorow but I am delighted to have seen LONEOS again making this my 10th observation. Mag: + 5.8? Dia: 2' D.C: 8.

I will upload a sketch later.

On the evening of Oct 26/27 I decided to focus my attention on C/2007 F1 LONEOS which is due to vanish from UK skies on Oct 27th. I have not seen the comet for some time and despite several evenings of unsuccessful attempts due to poor sky conditions I had considered the comet gone. This evening while conducting a vertical search through the western twilight with a 8.5" F/7 reflector with 32mm I swept up LONEOS at 19.34 BST. The coma was of moderate size and well condensed, circular in shape, grey-white in colour with bright disk-like central condensation. The coma was viewed through gaps between distant tree branches which shared the telescopic field. What caught my attention was the wonderful colourless straight Ion tail extending to the E of N for a minimum distance of 2 degrees although I suspected it to be much longer!. I followed the tail across the sky with the telescope and could see many streamers. The tail was very bright and looked like a beam of light.

After several minutes the coma set leaving a wonderful search light beam extending up from the tree tops!. Also seen in 10x50 binos. This is a very beautiful comet and one which I think is currently under observed by many people which is a shame. I had LONEOS in view for 9 minutes before it set but before it did I glanced to the NE sky and seen 17P/ Holmes with the naked eye - two bright comets visible at the same time!.

Mag: 5.0 Dia: 3' D.C:7 Tail: + 2 degrees.

Two sketches. One original and another inverted.

Thanks very much Andy. I was up early this morning doing the above sketches for my log book. This could very well be my last session with LONEOS but I am still optimistic if the weather is on my side. You seen it anyway Andy that's the main thing and you got a  remarkable sketch on your opening night so you have had a great success with the comet even though it was a single night. - It didn't get away from you