The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught . ... Credit Copyright: Robert H. McNaught Explanation: Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, grew a spectacularly long and filamentary tail. The magnificent tail spread across the sky and was visible for several days to Southern Hemisphere observers just after sunset. ... Within the next two weeks of 2013, rapidly brightening Comet ISON might sprout a tail that rivals even Comet McNaught . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...
... 2013 November 17 . The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught . Image Credit Copyright: Robert H. McNaught . ... The magnificent tail spread across the sky and was visible for several days to Southern Hemisphere observers just after sunset. ... During some times, just the tail itself estimated to attain a peak brightness of magnitude -5 (minus five), was caught by the comet's discoverer in the above image just after sunset in January 2007 from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia . ...