[Species8472]

I’ve been watching this thing on our rare clear nights. I dont see even a wisp of a “tail”, even with binoculars. Could it be headed straight for us?

[SunkenCiv]

There is a faint tail, it sez in another browser tab, but it isn’t visible with binoculars (no, honest, it really sez that). I’m going to try taking a peek at it this weekend, with binoculars, provided the seasonal cloud cover gives me a break.

[AFPhys]

The tail is not visible naked-eye.

For those trying to locate it, I find it easiest to use the two stars on the handle of the Little Dipper, including the North Star, as pointers toward the area of the comet to get you started. It is quite difficult to see, though it is “bright” because it is so very diffuse. It is nearly “straight up” about midnight...

Spaceweather.com has a pretty decent map.

[RightWhale]

No tail. The object erupted for as yet unknown reason and the material forms a sphere around the nucleus.