Comet McNaught by McNaught

". . . The comet went unobserved by human eyes for 40 days but was successfully reobserved in the twilight from the northern hemisphere at the end of December. It was becoming clear that it could be a bright object when closest to the Sun in mid-January. Since then the comet has continued to grow in brightness impressively! By January 6, several amateur astronomers were reporting that the comet was visible to the naked eye in bright twilight just a few degrees above the horizon. . . "

Full article here:  http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~rmn/C2006P1.htm

 

It looks like Comet McNaught is in the middle of a countdown. The next article from myself will show how it ties into all that has been seen up until this point. It looks like we are all on track. This is simply amazing.

Hint: 1/6/07 is 60 days inclusively from 11/8/06 which was 120 days from 7/12/06.  7/7/7 is 360 days from 7/12/06. There is much more to be seen here.

Daniel Matson