If it's clear before dawn tomorrow (and it's supposed to be!) I'll be up nice and early, looking for Comet E3. This romantically-named ball of ice and rock is currently hurtling sunward, and might well be bright enough to see with the naked eye in a week or two: watch this space! At the moment it's binoculars only...
E3 is in the constellation of Corona (how apropos!) which is high in the sky from 4.00am-ish. Corona is next to the constellation of Bootes: the 'tail' of the Great Bear leads down to Arcturus, its brightest star.
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