The comet that never quite made it.

Comet Ison was approaching fast.
I had three nights off work, with surely a decent chance of at least one clear view.
Time to dust off our Tal 120 'scope, and set it up in the back garden for some wonderful viewing with my daughter.

I get to last night (Friday 29th November, 2013), the first of my three "viewing" nights, and find