Dan McKeel of Upper St. Clair, PA took this fantastic image of Comet McNaught on the evening of Jan 8, 2007. Camera - Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. Exposure was 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Click on the above image to enlarge.) See an incredible full size image of this at: http://telescopium.org/Comet_McNaught_Image.html

Al Paslow Astronomy Collection

Images and events of personal interest.

This beautiful object was recently located in the evening sky and early morning sky too. Discovered August 7, 2006 by R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey). It is approaching perihelion on Jan. 11, 2007 and was visible very low on the west horizon immediately after the sunset. It was visible in the daytime sky ( Jan 14, 2007 )& is the brightest comet since 1965. Now having moved southward it is only visible in the southern hemisphere.

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Dan McKeel of Upper St. Clair, PA took this fantastic image of Comet McNaught on the evening of Jan 8, 2007. Camera - Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. Exposure was 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Click on the above image to enlarge.)

See an incredible full size image of this at: http://telescopium.org/Comet_McNaught_Image.html