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Summary: Comet McNaught is gliding through the skies of the southern hemisphere. It pops out of the twilight at sunset, easily visible to the naked eye even from brightly-lit cities. The comet should remain a spectacular sight for weeks to come. [ephemeris] [3D orbit]

 
  Photographer, Location Images Comments


Mike Higgie,
Feilding, North Island, New Zealand
Jan. 22, 2007
#1, #2

Comet Mcnaught and some meteors!

Photo details: Nikon D70, ISO200, 18-70mm lens, 120sec exposure, F3.8.


Morton Henderson,
Wangi Wangi, Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia.
Jan. 20, 2007
#1

The tail is so big now, it's too big to fit in the field of view, and I left my wide angle at home!

Photo details: Canon EOS 10D, ISO 400, 70mm lens, approx 10 seconds.

Sam Kay,
near Peaks Crossing, SW of Brisbane, Australia
Jan. 20, 2007
#1, #2

Red glow on horizon of setting comet tail.

Photo details: Nikon D50, 20sec, f1.8 50mm lens, ISO 1600. Some extra red added. Image is about 20 deg wide.


Ashley Marles,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Jan. 22, 2007
#1, #2, #3, #4

Many hundreds of people waited on the hills above Christchurch, NZ this evening for the cloud band to disappear and they were treated to a wonderful sight.

Photo details: Canon 20D, ISO400, lens 24mm, 35mm, and 200mm piggybacked on Celestron C8


Roberto Riela,
Montevideo - Uruguay
Jan. 21, 2007
#1

Photo details: FujiFilm Finepix S5600


Aussie Ausserlechner,
Mount Barker Summit, South Australia
Jan. 22, 2007
#1

Photo details: Sony A100, 75mm lens, 400 ISO, f/4.5, 8s exposure


Lindsay Knowles,
Lang Lang Jetty.Westernport Bay. Victoria. Australia
Jan. 22, 2007
#1

Greatest display on Earth! It looked amazing.

Photo details: Canon 300D, 50mm lens, f/1.8, 100 ISO, 30 sec


Greg Pitt,
Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia
Jan. 20, 2007
#1

This photograph was taken at Lake Macquarie on the NSW central coast on Saturday, 20th January using a NIKON 5700. The exposure was 8 seconds, f2.8 set at ISO 400 and with a focal length of 8.9 mm. On a balmy summer evening many interested people stopped to view the cosmic spectacle.


more images: from David Smith of North Head, Sydney, Australia; from Michael Daniel of Frankston, Victoria, Australia;