I have just been out to see Comet Lovejoy.

(Raak) Did you see it? Optical aid? They've never interested me much - I prefer looking at the planets.

Yes, with binoculars. No chance of naked eye with the Moon so close. Even with binoculars, it was just a faint fuzzy blob, no tail visible. I'm assuming it was Lovejoy and not some boring nebula, as it was in the right general area.

(Raak) Not a sky in the cloud, as they say, here at the moment. We've had a bit of snow, not much.

I'm pleasd to report the new house has great potential for skywatching. It's clear tonight and the sky is full of stars. But it's too bloomin' cold to stand out there and look. We have snow every two days and it's been hovering around freezing all week, but sunny, which is nice.