C/2007 N3 (Lulin) discovered in 2007 passed close by the Earth on 24th Feb 2009 and was visible to the unaided eye from a dark site and easily in binoculars. This is one hour's worth of 60s exposures showing it's rapid movement across the sky a few days later. On the righthand side of the frame three faint NGC galaxies can be seen, they are NGC 3016, 3020 and 3024.

Images captured and processed in Nebulosity. Atik 16IC-S CCD camera on 72mm f/6 WO Megrez APO Refractor. Autoguided using a Watec 120N video camera on ST80 using PHD software.