Here is a message I found on yahoo's digital-astro group. I hope this comet moves north in the coming months. Debbie Hi all, well I just visually observed and imaged newly discovered comet C/2006A1 (Pojmanski). It was easy to spot with my 16" Dob from my dark site - even with the nearly 1/4 Moon in the sky. I think it's brighter than what was suggested. Below is my observation and a webpage URL to images of the comet. C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski). 2006 January 06 .40 UT: m1 = 10.5, Dia.= 2'.5, DC = 2, 41cm f4.5 Reflect (83x). John Drummond, (Gisborne, New Zealand) [Was easy to spot this (A1) newly discovered comet through my 41cm (16") Dob - even with the 6 day Moon in the evening sky (I have a dark, rural sky). C/2006A1 appears as a diffuse coma with no noticeable central condensation. Used three stars for a mag estimate (s). No evident tail. 29d alt in the SW. Stellar LM =14.3 (scope)]. Images can be seen at: http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz/comet_2006a1_pojmanski.htm or http://tinyurl.com/dsxl5 For astrometry I took two 1 minute images with my Canon 10D DSLR and the 41cm @ f4.5 an hour apart - one at 0900 UT, the second at 1000 UT (Jan 06, 2006). These images are visible on the above webpage. Based on these images and GUIDE 8.0 software I determined (by comparing the images with the computer screen) that the positions were: 2006 Jan 06 0900UT - RA: 21h 25m 08.32s Dec: -66d 38' 30.8" 2006 Jan 06 1000UT - RA: 21h 25m 02.48s Dec: -66d 37' 35.2" I realise this isn't as accurate as an astrometric software program but it's the best I can do - I think the positions are pretty close... It's nice to have a fairly bright comet in the sky again! Cheers. John Drummond Gisborne, New Zealand E 178* 03', S 38* 40' email: john_drummond@... website: http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz