Comet McNaught C/2006 P1This 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.http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-by-D-McKeel/121981978_WQiso-Ti.jpghttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/gallery/2331451_bQj6L/2007-01-20T12:33:00ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugDan 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. (Cl ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />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. (Cl ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#121981978_WQiso" title="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. (Cl ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-by-D-McKeel/121981978_WQiso-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="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. (Cl ..." title="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. (Cl ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:54:25ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-by-D-McKeel/121981978_WQiso-Th.jpgCanon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Clink on the above image to enlarge.<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Clink on the above image to enlarge.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#122002695_K7EaH" title="Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Clink on the above image to enlarge."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Dans-Mcnaught-cometfiltered/122002695_K7EaH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="132" alt="Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Clink on the above image to enlarge." title="Canon 300 D. with 300mm lens at f-5. 1/6 sec. ISO 800. (Clink on the above image to enlarge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T06:03:04ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Dans-Mcnaught-cometfiltered/122002695_K7EaH-Th.jpgThe Comet as it asppears in the Daytime sky on Jan 16, 2007 at approx 1:30 pm. The sky has been make dark purposly to show that the planets Mercury & Venus are also nearby. Mercury is a bit ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The Comet as it asppears in the Daytime sky on Jan 16, 2007 at approx 1:30 pm. The sky has been make dark purposly to show that the planets Mercury & Venus are also nearby. Mercury is a bit ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#123372586_rWJpm" title="The Comet as it asppears in the Daytime sky on Jan 16, 2007 at approx 1:30 pm. The sky has been make dark purposly to show that the planets Mercury & Venus are also nearby. Mercury is a bit ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/1-16-07-McNaught-at-130-pm/123372586_rWJpm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="The Comet as it asppears in the Daytime sky on Jan 16, 2007 at approx 1:30 pm. The sky has been make dark purposly to show that the planets Mercury & Venus are also nearby. Mercury is a bit ..." title="The Comet as it asppears in the Daytime sky on Jan 16, 2007 at approx 1:30 pm. The sky has been make dark purposly to show that the planets Mercury & Venus are also nearby. Mercury is a bit ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T08:54:09ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/1-16-07-McNaught-at-130-pm/123372586_rWJpm-Th.jpgJoe Perry in Hawaii viewing one of the brightest comets since 1965.<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Joe Perry in Hawaii viewing one of the brightest comets since 1965.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#123431673_pyYy8" title="Joe Perry in Hawaii viewing one of the brightest comets since 1965."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Joe-Perry-1/123431673_pyYy8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Joe Perry in Hawaii viewing one of the brightest comets since 1965." title="Joe Perry in Hawaii viewing one of the brightest comets since 1965." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T05:45:53ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Joe-Perry-1/123431673_pyYy8-Th.jpgCalifornia Amateur Joe Perry e-mailed this image of the Comet taken in broad daylight on Sunday Jan 14, 2006. Wow!! Click on image above to enlarge.
For a dramatic full size image of this ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />California Amateur Joe Perry e-mailed this image of the Comet taken in broad daylight on Sunday Jan 14, 2006. Wow!! Click on image above to enlarge.
For a dramatic full size image of this ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#123431691_ALWkS" title="California Amateur Joe Perry e-mailed this image of the Comet taken in broad daylight on Sunday Jan 14, 2006. Wow!! Click on image above to enlarge.
For a dramatic full size image of this ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Joe-Perry2/123431691_ALWkS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="California Amateur Joe Perry e-mailed this image of the Comet taken in broad daylight on Sunday Jan 14, 2006. Wow!! Click on image above to enlarge.
For a dramatic full size image of this ..." title="California Amateur Joe Perry e-mailed this image of the Comet taken in broad daylight on Sunday Jan 14, 2006. Wow!! Click on image above to enlarge.
For a dramatic full size image of this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T18:48:28ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Joe-Perry2/123431691_ALWkS-Th.jpgJoe Perry's image of Comet MCNaught late in the afternoon on Jan 14, 07 taken from Hawaii. Just prior to this the Comet was plainly visible in the daytime sky! Click on the above image to e ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Joe Perry's image of Comet MCNaught late in the afternoon on Jan 14, 07 taken from Hawaii. Just prior to this the Comet was plainly visible in the daytime sky! Click on the above image to e ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#123431708_JPMrw" title="Joe Perry's image of Comet MCNaught late in the afternoon on Jan 14, 07 taken from Hawaii. Just prior to this the Comet was plainly visible in the daytime sky! Click on the above image to e ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Joe-Perry1/123431708_JPMrw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Joe Perry's image of Comet MCNaught late in the afternoon on Jan 14, 07 taken from Hawaii. Just prior to this the Comet was plainly visible in the daytime sky! Click on the above image to e ..." title="Joe Perry's image of Comet MCNaught late in the afternoon on Jan 14, 07 taken from Hawaii. Just prior to this the Comet was plainly visible in the daytime sky! Click on the above image to e ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T09:04:33ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Joe-Perry1/123431708_JPMrw-Th.jpgOn Jan 17, 2006 I took this image in 26 degree weather of the planet Venus setting in the sunset fom a vantge point near my home; in South Park. On Jan 8, the comet was visible from this sam ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />On Jan 17, 2006 I took this image in 26 degree weather of the planet Venus setting in the sunset fom a vantge point near my home; in South Park. On Jan 8, the comet was visible from this sam ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#123876506_PtXCf" title="On Jan 17, 2006 I took this image in 26 degree weather of the planet Venus setting in the sunset fom a vantge point near my home; in South Park. On Jan 8, the comet was visible from this sam ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Venus-1-17-06-46-m/123876506_PtXCf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="On Jan 17, 2006 I took this image in 26 degree weather of the planet Venus setting in the sunset fom a vantge point near my home; in South Park. On Jan 8, the comet was visible from this sam ..." title="On Jan 17, 2006 I took this image in 26 degree weather of the planet Venus setting in the sunset fom a vantge point near my home; in South Park. On Jan 8, the comet was visible from this sam ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T18:10:17ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Venus-1-17-06-46-m/123876506_PtXCf-Th.jpgThis beautiful image is the first in a sequence of three by Jayson McIvor and was taken on January 11th, at 17:21 Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The sky was not quite dark yet. (See next im ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />This beautiful image is the first in a sequence of three by Jayson McIvor and was taken on January 11th, at 17:21 Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The sky was not quite dark yet. (See next im ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#124434149_Vyg5K" title="This beautiful image is the first in a sequence of three by Jayson McIvor and was taken on January 11th, at 17:21 Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The sky was not quite dark yet. (See next im ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson1/124434149_Vyg5K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This beautiful image is the first in a sequence of three by Jayson McIvor and was taken on January 11th, at 17:21 Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The sky was not quite dark yet. (See next im ..." title="This beautiful image is the first in a sequence of three by Jayson McIvor and was taken on January 11th, at 17:21 Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The sky was not quite dark yet. (See next im ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T10:23:32ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson1/124434149_Vyg5K-Th.jpg2007-01-11 18:12:18Jayson McIvor recalls... "I took these from the Sammamish Plateau, my hometown, just 20 west of Seattle Washington."
"I love astronomy as a whole, though I don't keep up on the latest new ...<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Jayson McIvor recalls... "I took these from the Sammamish Plateau, my hometown, just 20 west of Seattle Washington."
"I love astronomy as a whole, though I don't keep up on the latest new ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#124434161_9KsLj" title="Jayson McIvor recalls... "I took these from the Sammamish Plateau, my hometown, just 20 west of Seattle Washington."
"I love astronomy as a whole, though I don't keep up on the latest new ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson-2/124434161_9KsLj-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Jayson McIvor recalls... "I took these from the Sammamish Plateau, my hometown, just 20 west of Seattle Washington."
"I love astronomy as a whole, though I don't keep up on the latest new ..." title="Jayson McIvor recalls... "I took these from the Sammamish Plateau, my hometown, just 20 west of Seattle Washington."
"I love astronomy as a whole, though I don't keep up on the latest new ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T17:16:41ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson-2/124434161_9KsLj-Th.jpg2007-01-11 18:21:30Jayson's final image also taken Jan 11, 2007. The Great Comet of 2007.
Great job Jayson !! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!<p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Jayson's final image also taken Jan 11, 2007. The Great Comet of 2007.
Great job Jayson !! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/2331451_bQj6L#124434171_j7fDj" title="Jayson's final image also taken Jan 11, 2007. The Great Comet of 2007.
Great job Jayson !! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson-3/124434171_j7fDj-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Jayson's final image also taken Jan 11, 2007. The Great Comet of 2007.
Great job Jayson !! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!" title="Jayson's final image also taken Jan 11, 2007. The Great Comet of 2007.
Great job Jayson !! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T10:29:05ZAl-Paslowhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.comhttp://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Comet-McNaught-C2006-P1/Comet-McNaught-Jayson-3/124434171_j7fDj-Th.jpg2007-01-11 18:16:25