Heres an image i took on Dec 10th late in the night after moonset. I have captured Minor Planet 4 Vesta (barely) at around mag 7 in Gemini. It looks just like a spec here because of the resizing but its very distinct on the high res image.
Fuji S5600 15 sec exp at ISO800...
Martin Mc Kenna
coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680