Oh to be down under
As Comet McNaught approached the sun last week, it was visible even during the day. Now it's a breathtaking spectacle for the southern hemisphere. Here's a shot of it at twilight over Auckland, NZ:
Photo Credit: Jamie Newman, Auckland New ZealandThe tail has curved enough that it can be seen just after sunset in the northern hemisphere in places like Colorado and California.
For more beauteous pics, visit Spaceweather.com's Comet McNaught Photo Gallery.
This has nothing to do with writing. It's just freakin' cool.
Labels: astronomy
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Unknown at 1/19/2007 4:19 PM
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Jeri at 1/19/2007 5:17 PM
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Anonymous at 1/19/2007 10:50 PM
If you go to Spaceweather.com, you can sign up for their e-mail alerts that will tell you when cool stuff is happening. Like for instance, Saturday night right after sunset, the crescent moon will come really close to Venus (well, from our perspective, at least).
Usually the sunspot activity can be predicted, so you can know ahead of time if aurora can be seen in your area. You can even sign up to have them telephone you in the event of an aurora borealis sighting. Or, say, an imminent asteroid impact.
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Jeri at 1/19/2007 11:01 PM
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