Archive for January, 2007

McNaught’s Comet!

Woo-hoo! The clouds were largely gone tonight and we got a clear view of McNaught’s Comet from our front deck!

I might never see another comet again in my life. I doubt the view will ever be as clear. In 1986 we got up at 2 am and drove out of Canberra (where I lived) to see Halley’s Comet. All we saw was a small, fuzzy, whitish patch in the night sky. Tonight’s view was much better:

McNaught’s Comet from the front deck after sunset on 18 Jan 2007