Picture of the day: Comet McNaught

Comet McNaught, as seen from Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia. This non-periodic comet, the brightest in over 40 years, was discovered on August 7, 2006 by British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught. It was first visible in the northern hemisphere, reaching perihelion on January 12, 2007 at a distance of 0.17 AU.

1 Response to “Picture of the day: Comet McNaught”


  1. 1 Mr.Stokes

    Thats a reallly awesome picture, its spectacles like this we dont get to see in Britain…:(…Its not fair!

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