Comet McNaught was not supposed to be seen here, at least not well, so it was a nice surprise when I suddenly got messages that told me to look at it this evening. And there it was, it was visible already before sunset. South of the equator, it is putting on a gaudy show, popping out of the twilight with a "peacock tail" that amazes even experienced astronomers. It is visible from all parts of the southern hemisphere.
On the photo you will see how it looked in Tampere with bare eyes. With binoculars you could see much longer tail.
Photo copyright: Tapio Lahtinen, 2007.
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