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Comet McNaught
Comet McNaught
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Comet McNaught, also known as the
Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation
C/2006 P1, is a non-periodic comet discovered on
August 7, 2006 by British-Australian astronomer
Robert H. McNaught.[1] It was the brightest comet
in over 40 years, and was easily visible to the
naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere
in January and February 2007.
With an estimated peak magnitude
of -6.0, the comet was the second brightest since
1935.[2] Around perihelion on January 12, it was
visible worldwide in broad daylight. Its tail
measured an estimated 35 degrees in length at its
peak.
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Exposure Data
 | Camera: Photo was taken with a Panasonic Lumix
FZ7, 12 time zoom 35mm,equiv 36-432, taken on a
tripod, this time the shutter speed was 15 sec using
starry night mode. |
Photo By: David Stock |
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