Dan McKeel took this image of the Great Comet McNaught on Jan 8, 2007.
As the comet neared the sun it continued to brighten. It became a daytime object a short time later.
Comet McNaught just after sunset. The object was very bright as imaged by Joe Perry in Hawaii.
Jan 14, 2007. California Amateur Joe Perry views Comet MCNaught from Hawaii in broad daylight!
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The first image to your left was
visible in the evening sky
before 6:00 pm the Comet was
brilliant at magnitude -2
immediately after sunset.