... SOHO: Comet McNaught Movie . ... The movie frames were recorded from January 12 through Jan 16 by a coronograph onboard the sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. ... Comets grow bright when they're close to the Sun, basking in the intense solar radiation. ... The brightest comet of recent decades was a surprising first sight for a new camera in space. ... Shown above is a time-lapse movie in infrared light detailing how stars in the central light-year of our Galaxy have moved over the past eight years. ...