252p 20160313 1200 mmatti

Here are my observations of 252P LINEAR for the past couple of nights, and accompanying photos.
What a remarkable comet!

2016 Mar 14.44 UT; m1= 6.5 ; Dia= 35’; DC= 2...8x40mm Binoculars [Michael Mattiazzo, Swan Hill, Vic, Australia]
[Comet observed nearly overhead and brightening remarkably quickly. Easily visible despite 35% moonlight interference. Sidgwick method. Coma continuing to expand as comet approaches Earth. Very large, round and diffuse. Enhances well with a SWAN band filter. Distance to Earth = 8.3 million kms]
252P LINEAR
2016 Mar 13.50 UT; m1= 7.4 ; Dia= 28’; DC= 2...25x100mm Binoculars [Michael Mattiazzo, Swan Hill, Vic, Australia]
[Comet observed nearly overhead in dark skies. Also visible in 8x40mm binoculars, estimate of 7.0 using Sidgwick method. Distance to Ea