Here is an image of the comet pan-STARRS taken from Alicante, Spain.
(Yes I an dane but there has been a dense cloudcover over Denmark the last 6 months so ... a trip to Spain it is! )
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8
Tripod + selftimer
Monday - Stand in a snow covered field and see nothing
Wednesday - Hike up a hill and watch a snow storm invade the sky
Friday - Full of illness, hike up a hill, give up as it starts to rain then stand by a farm gate near the car............. and catch................
Worth every bit of effort that!!