Bill Burton took the photo below from Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyon lands National Park on the morning of Sep. 28th, one day after the comet reached perhelion, its closest approach to the sun.  On Oct. 1st the comet will be just barely visible in the morning sky just before dawn.  You may be able to view the comet for a few minutes before dawn breaks and the sky becomes too bright.

The comet will pass around the sun and appear in the eveing sky just at dusk starting around Oct. 9th. Its journey comes once every 80,000 years and this time we're set for a good view. The comet brightness versus twilight will peak between Oct. 11th and 13th.  On the 12th it will pass closest to earth when the comet will be a bit higher in the western sky, but visible low on the horizon as late as 7pm.  If predictions are correct, the comet will be brighter than the planet Venus. Dr. Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society  suggests, "I think my general advice for hunting something like a comet is use your eyes, but also ause a pair of binoculars, sweep around - if it's as bright as expected hopefully it will be fairly obvious to pick up."

A live stream of the comet is set to be broadcast by the Virtual Telescope Project, courtesy of Dr. Gianluca Masi on 9 October, which will aim to capture the event from its observatory in Manciano in Italy. Visit https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/