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Summary: Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) swung by the sun on Jan 12th - 14th, and now it is emerging into the skies of the southern hemisphere. During its close encounter with the sun, McNaught became a naked-eye object in broad daylight. See pages 7 and 8 of the gallery to view many blue-sky photos of the comet. [ephemeris] [3D orbit]

 
  Photographer, Location Images Comments


Grahame Kelaher,
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2, more

Comet McNaught really put on a show for Sydney tonight, estimated mag was -2.5 (+-0.5). It was easily visible on the horizon for about 30 mins after sunset!

Photo details: Canon 20D, ISO 200 with a 70-300mm lens, f/5.6, with 2x teleconvertor.


Geoff Sims,
Manly, Sydney, Australia
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2, #3, #4

Comet McNaught put on a great show last night and its tail was clearly visible to the naked eye. It was a beautiful scene: the Comet and Venus in the twilight sky, setting over beautiful Sydney Harbour - note also the passing Ferries. Photos taken with an Olympus C-5050.


David Summerhayes,
Sellicks Beach, near Adelaide, South Australia
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2

The long summer twilight made viewing a little difficult, but the photos came out nicely!

Photo details: #1-Nikon D200, 500mm lens; #2-Canon 5D, 400mm lens


Mariano Ribas,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2

Here in Argentina, the Great Comet McNaught is a real hit. It's a wonderful sight after sunset. The comet is around magnitude -3, and its bright and curved tail is easy to see with the naked eye.


Mark Keech,
Otford, NSW, Australia
Jan. 16, 2007
#1

It looked as though we would miss out on a view of Comet McNaught due to increasing cloud cover on the western horizon, but we ended up with a more spectacular show than that of Monday night because the comet was in a darker part of the sky.

Photo details: Camera: Pentax *istDL, 100-300 mm Sigma lens, ISO 1600, 1/4s, f6.7


Daniel Augusto Chiesa ( DanAug),
Montevideo, Uruguay
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2, #3, #4, more

Photo details: Nikon Coolpix digital E-5600


John Burt,
Gisborne, New Zealand
Jan. 16, 2007
#1

Comet McNaught put on its first really stunning evening show for us in the southern hemisphere.

Photo details: Modified Canon 300D, 300mm zoom lens at f5.6, 1/50s, iso 400.


Rogerio Marcon,
Campinas - Sao Paulo - Brasil
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2

Photo details: Canon 20D, 1/4 sec, ISO 200, Pentax 105mm lens


George de San Miguel,
Fremantle, Western Australia
Jan. 16, 2007
#1

Two days after first being glimpsed from Fremantle, McNaught put on a spectacular naked eye display.

Marco Nero,
Castle Hill, Sydney, Australia.
Jan. 16, 2007
#1, #2, #3

These pictures were taken on the second night of visibility (Jan 16 EST) which was much more impressive than the night before. I used a >250mW green laser to target and mark the location of the comet as it was moving swiftly (as it approached the horizon).

Photo details: Wicked Lasers >250mW 532nm 'SPYDER II' Laser. Camera: Canon Powershot Pro 1 with added 300mm (equiv) Tele lens

more images: from Katie Everett on an escarpment of the Darling Range, Clifton Hills, Perth, Western Australia; from Steven Graham of Christchurch, New Zealand; from Marcio Almeida Ribeiro of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; from Dicky Tong of Top Ryde, Sydney, Australia; from Claudio Basualto Merino of Puerto Montt, Chile; from Julio C G Sampaio of Perth - WA - Australia; from Adam Branford of Mount Gambier, South Australia; from Cassiano Macedo of Sao Paulo, Brazil; from Frank Tornyai of Auckland, North Shore, New Zealand; from Yuri Deans of Perth, Western Australia; from Chris Norman of Monument Hill, Fremantle, Western Australia; from Adrian Moore of Kurri Kurri N.S.W Australia;