Discovered by astronomer Brian West of the European Southern Observatory on August 10, 1975, Comet West is now approaching perihelion on Feb. 25. By March 3rd the comet will be far enough from the Sun (17 degrees) to be observed in the morning sky as a 1.6 magnitude object.
Comet specialist Brian Marsden of the Smithsonian Astrohysical Observatory predicts it will dim  rapidly to Mag. 4.6 by March 13 when it will be about 35 degrees from the Sun, rising about two hours before sunrise. Early observations indicated the comet  might be brighter than expected ...

Sky-Lines (PAStimes), Feb 1976