... 2007 January 5 . Comet McNaught Heads for the Sun . Credit Copyright: Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann . ... with a clear and unobstructed eastern horizon can enjoy the sight of Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) in dawn skies over the next few ...
... Explanation: This March 19th false-color picture of Comet Hyakutake from one of the most sophisticated ground based telescopes captures the area surrounding the comet's nucleus . ...
... Comet West was a visually spectacular comet , reaching its most picturesque in March of 1976. A comet this bright occurs only about once a decade. ...
... March 14, 1996 . Comet Hyakutake's Orbit . Credit: Eric Frappa, Saint-Etienne Planetarium, France . ... Credit: Eric Frappa, Saint-Etienne Planetarium, France . Explanation: Where did Comet Hyakutake come from? ...
... 2007 January 18 . Southern Comet . Credit Copyright: Noel Munford (Palmerston North Astronomical Society, New Zealand) . ... After a remarkable performance in the northern hemisphere, the brightest comet in decades is now showing off in the south ...
... Explanation: Only last month the stage was set for Comet LINEAR (C/1999S4 LINEAR) to become the first "naked-eye" comet of Y2K. It didn't fill that role, of course, but it did turn in a very dramatic performance . ...
... Last week, Comet 17P/Holmes underwent an unusual outburst that vaulted it unexpectedly from obscurity into one of the brightest comets in recent years. ...
... 2004 December 13 . Announcing Comet Machholz . Credit: Adam Block ( NOAO ), AURA , NSF . ... Explanation: A comet discovered only this summer is brightening quickly and already visible to the unaided eye. ...