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Comet McNaught blazes in southern hemisphere skies

Jan. 18, 2007 | 08:48 PST | 16:48 UTC
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Comet McNaught is retreating from the Sun's glare, and has consequently become visible in the twilight skies of the southern hemisphere. There is a terrific gallery of images of the comet up at spaceweather.com. Here's one of my recent favorites, taken yesterday by Kevin Crause of Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Comet McNaught
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