Last night the clouds broke, it’s not quite a miracle but near enough \ud83d\ude09 Sadly even though the clouds had virtually gone the wind was still there (it’s one of the downsides of living on a hillside being exposed to the winds a bit more), so with the wind there was little point digging out the ‘scope I did however manage to get a look at Comet Lulin through binoculars.<\/p>\n
Okay, binoculars don’t give you the amazing clarity you see in the wonderful photographs that have been posted online for weeks, what they do give you is a connection with the comet that no photograph can convey. I did not spend long with comet Lulin, but it was an enjoyable viewing. The wind chill was quite bad, so after a quick scan over a few favourites I came inside to warm up with a nice coffee \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Soon we’ll have another good naked eye comet over Cumbria, my camera is already and waiting….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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