... Explanation: Comet McNaught of 2007 has been, so far, the most photogenic comet of our time. ... Comet PANSTARRS is on track to become visible to the unaided eye, while at the end of the year Comet ISON shows possibilities ...
... Along with T7 and Q4 , Comet Bradfield is now the third comet that is currently visible on the sky with the unaided eye, the most ever of which we are aware and quite possibly the most in recorded history. ...
... 2013 March 5 . Comets Lemmon and PanSTARRS Peaking . Image Credit Copyright: Yuri Beletsky ( ESO ) . ... Explanation: Two impressive comets will both reach their peak brightness during the next two weeks. ...
... Explanation: Inbound from the distant solar system, comet C/2001 Q4 will soon pass just inside planet Earth's orbit and should be one of two bright , naked-eye comets visible in southern skies in May. ...
... Of course, this year Comet Lemmon may be just another pretty comet as skygazers on planet Earth also eagerly anticipate views of Comet PANSTARRS and Comet ISON . ...
... March 22, 1996 . Where to See Comet Hyakutake . Credit and Copyright: Ken White, Izzy's Skylog . ... People the world over are preparing to witness the closest approach of the brightest comet of the past twenty years ...
... While Messier scanned French skies for comets, he carefully cataloged positions of things which were fuzzy and comet-like in appearance but did not move against the background stars and so were definitely not comets. ...
... 2013 March 15 . CME, Comet and Planet Earth . Image Credit: NRL / SECCHI / STEREO / NASA . ... opportunity with a young crescent Moon near sunset, naked-eye Comet PanSTARRS continues to rise in northern hemisphere skies ...
... Credit Copyright: StИphane Guisard . Explanation: Comet McNaught was perhaps the most photogenic comet of our time. ... The other spectacular comet of 2007, Comet Holmes , has also faded from easy view. Tomorrow's picture: mercury's horizon . ...
... Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is brightening and may even be visible to the unaided eye when the fragmented comet zooms past Earth during the middle of next month. ...