Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lulin -- obs report

I caught it in a 15x70mm bino last night from mid-valley, between the clouds. What a huge letdown. It looked like M-13 on a bad night. I heard J. Kelly Beatty on NPR yesterday afternoon talking about it. This is one of those astro events that should NOT be publicized too loudly. If you live in the sticks, your view is probably much better, but since 90% of the population lives where the light pollution is, most people are going to be underwhelmed- IF they even manage to spot this non-event.