Comet McNaught- Making An Appearance Around The World
Folks all around the world are talking about Comet McNaught. Comet McNaught-Hartlry has become known as ‘The Great Comet Of 2007’. It is named after its first observer, Robert McNaught, an Australian astronomer. The comet remains visible to Southern Hemisphere both the morning and evening sky. Comet McNaught first became visible to the naked eye in early January 2007. It was visible in the northern hemisphere until about January 13, 2007. I never saw it. Did anyone else?This shot was taken by David Summerhayes in Sellicks Beach, near Adelaide, South Australia. The comet was at its brightest on January 13 and 14. Observers typically estimated the brightness as -5 to -6 and many were able to easily spot the comet in broad daylight just by blocking the sun with their hand. The last comet to get this type of attention was Hale-Bopp back in 1997, and I remember seeing that so many nights in a row.