I have been getting up early every morning for the last two weeks or so in the quest for cloudless dawn skies to catch this comet before it faded away, and did finally manage it on Boxing Day. This is just a single frame from the Lumix, I'd hope to stack some multiple shots if I can find a program for a mac, or do it in CS4.
It is very faint, it was much brighter a week or so prior but we had heavy cloud. You can see it larger on my Flickr, and if you click on it so it shows on black it is easier to see.
Comet Lovejoy by
Photography by Odille, on Flickr
26 Dec 2011; 0442, Terranora looking east, NSW far north coast, Australia (P1080495) Lumix FZ35, f2.8, 30 secs, ISO 200
