18 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:
Nice pic Michael.
About 10 years ago (march ’96 & another in march ’97), there were two comets visible to the naked eye here in the northern hemisphere. I never saw one before and haven’t seen one since. They were beautiful things. I hope I get to see more.
We’d like to see the next comet too! And some meteor showers.