throughout the comet's brief appearance, it could only be seen low in the sky for a short time after sunset, but it was most easily visible on may 24. after that it faded rapidly, and by 1 june it had already faded to below naked-eye visibility. the last definite detection of the comet was made on june 7, when it appeared as a faint, ill-defined nebulosity. increasing moonlight and the comet's decreasing brightness prevented any further visual sightings of the comet.