Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — The Pann-STARRS comet, top left-hand corner, shows a faint tail in the western sky next to a sliver of a moon.

Ben Hillyer — Lavonne Lee uses her binoculars to look for the comet Tuesday evening.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — Loretta Ross uses a star gazing app on an iPad to look for the comet.

Two-year old Zyan Rogers uses plays with a pair of binoculars with her family that came to the Mississippi River Bluff to look for the comet Tuesday evening.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — Johnny Watts sets his telescope on one the park trash cans to get a look at the comet.

Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — The comet, top left-hand corner, could be seen just over the Mississippi River Bridges from the bluff park Tuesday night.