[WVNan]

It’s pretty, but I don’t think anyone, other than the Lord, could get me up before dawn.

[SunTzuWu]

You would think Space Weather wouldn't forget seeing this comet before. This isn't McNaughts first visit. First discovered at the end of 2006, the comet made a beautiful pass in 2007. Mostly visible from the southern hemisphere.

[The Comedian]

Comets are always portents of good news.

Right?

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Red Badger]

How do they know it’s new? Is it still under warranty?.......................

[sten]

if the comet is streaking through the galaxy... then what is the green stuff IN FRONT of it? wouldn’t the mass of the comet be in the body and moving the fastest? is there some form of gas or some other substance being pushed out ahead of the body of the comet that is diffusing the light?

[dragnet2]

Excellent image of Comet McNaught... Amateur astronomers are producing some great images..

I took this image of M51 about 2 weeks ago...

This is the 'Whirlpool Galaxy' in Canes Venatici. Its companion galaxy, NGC 5195, directly above M51, is an example of interacting galaxies, in this case NGC 5195 is being "ripped apart" by the huge gravitational disturbance of M51.

The distance of M51 is estimated to be about 37 million light years. The diameter is approximately 100,000 light years and the total mass is estimated to be the equivalent of 160 billion suns.

I shot this using a series of 35x120 second exposures, ISO 800, using a Canon 40D, with 6.3 focal reducer, and LP filters in the optical train, all mounted on a 10" SC telescope.

[Pyro7480]

The namesake is a prolific discoverer of asterioids and comets.

McNaught

[SunkenCiv]

thanks TaraP.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day

Comet McNaught site:freerepublic.com

Google

Green comet. :')

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