[petuniasevan]

Kudo-Fujikawa was a disappointment; it did not brighten nearly as much as predicted. By the time it reached mag. 5.5, it was so low in the eastern sky that it was nearly impossible for me to pick out before dawn washed it out.

I'm hoping that Comet C/2002 V1 NEAT (found in the course of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program) will be a much brighter comet.

Here it is as of 1-28-03:

This comet is presently around mag. 5.8 - 6.1 according to observers worldwide.

Finder chart for both comets (Kudo is "X5", NEAT is "V1")

[petuniasevan]

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Great pic! Does this comet qualify as a sun-grazer?

[BossyRoofer]

Great work! APOD the place to if you want to the truth!

[xJones]

Lately our comets have been rather disappointing. Great Comets. But in Oct. 1965, the "Sungrazing comet Ikeya-Seki split into two or possibly three pieces near perihelion. Toward the end of October, the impressive tail reached lengths in excess of 45 degrees". Let's all hope that Comet C/2002 V1 NEAT will be a good one.