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POPSComet Comet P1 McNaught, taken from Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia at approx 10:10 pm. Taken at f/4, ISO 800, 20 seconds and ~ 24mm with post processing in Photoshop to bring out details
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POPSPhotos of an Australian Summer. Sky, Sea and Earth The beauty of Nature can make so many problems seem unimportant, and so many others seem critical. If we pick a rose, we can enjoy it's perfume. If we leave it on the rose bush we can still enjoy the perfume, but so can everybody else.
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POPSFireworks, Comet and Lightning On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught.
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POPSastronomy forgot to look out for it, tried it earlier but was not to succesful (partly cloudy). It's obviously worth seeing, so I'll keep trying.
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POPS The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught Explanation: Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has grown a long and filamentary tail. The spectacular tail spreads across the sky and is visible to Southern Hemisphere observers just after sunset. The head of the comet remains quite bright and easily visible to even city observers without any optical aide. The amazing tail is visible on long exposures and even to the unaided eye from a dark location. Reports even have the tail visible just above the horizon after sunset for many northern observers as well. Comet McNaught, estimated at magnitude -2 (minus two), was caught by the comet's discoverer in the above image just after sunset last Friday from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in decades, is now fading as it moves further into southern skies and away from the Sun and Earth.
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POPSComet McNaught visible tonight in Northern Hemisphere if skies are clear! Update: the link keeps changing with new info. go to http://skyandtelescope.com if you want to check them out - this info might be in their archives now! Yay! Heralding the New Year and adding more bright "star dust" to the heavens above us! This comet is about to make it's debut in the Southern Hemisphere, but if you live in the Northern Hemisphere you can catch a view tonight if your skies are clear - do it if you can it's an interesting experience - more fun that shooting stars and meteor showers! I remember Hale - Bopp from the mid 90's, got to watch it from my front door for months!
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