Night Forty - Comet Lemmon

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From my driveway, with every neighbor's exterior lighting on at 5 AM this morning. Not bad. I was concerned as to whether or not the comet was high enough but the Dwarf's Atlas said it was 35 degrees above the horizon, so all trees were easily cleared. Below Comet Lemmon and on the right side, is NGC 3180, The Small Pinwheel Galaxy.

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