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 Now a bright 5th
            magnitude low in the eastern sky before sunrise, Comet Swan sports
            an emerald green head, and a colorless gas tail over three degrees
            in length. Best time for viewing is just after 5am local time.
            In this image, you can just see the tail starting to split in
            two, and the tail consists of a narrow bifurcated jet. 

            
NGC4062, a nearly edge
            on 12th magnitude galaxy can be seen faintly to the lower right
            of the comets head.

Instrument:  Stellarvue SV80S Refractor 
w/.8x TR2008 Field Flattener, EFR = 80mm f/4.74 @ 379mm FL
Platform:  Televue GEM
Camera:  Canon 10D @ ISO800
Exposure:  10m
Filters:  Standard IR Block
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  40F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Raw Shooter Premium
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