Comet Lovejoy brightens - visible in the S-SW Sky

Another Bright Comet Visible from the Baltimore Area

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is the 5th comet discovered by amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy of Brisbane, Australia. Discovered on August 17, 2014, Lovejoy is brightening nicely and should be visible in binoculars and small telescopes late December and January. The comet is currently low in the South but will be steadily climbing throughout late December and January.  Although the waxing moon will interfere some, Lovejoy is expected to reach magnitude 4.4 on January 10, 2015, bright enough to be visible even with the full moon which occurs on January 4, 2015.

Here is a chart for the Reisterstown, MD area (Mikey's Observatory) with positions at 10:00PM local time from Dec 27th through Jan 17th.

Interesting data, observation and interactive orbital charts can be found at In-The-Sky.org and more details about the comet can be found at Astronomy.com