Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Comet McNaught Over New Zealand Image Credit & Copyright: Minoru Yoneto Explanation: Comet McNaught was perhaps the most photogenic comet of modern times -- from Earth. After making
quite a show in the northern hemisphere in early January of 2007, the comet moved south and developed a
long and unusual dust tail that
dazzled southern hemisphere observers . In late January 2007,
Comet McNaught was captured between Mount Remarkable and Cecil Peak in this
spectacular image taken from
Queenstown ,
South Island ,
New Zealand . The bright comet dominates the right part of the
above image , while the
central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy dominates the left. Careful inspection of the image will reveal a
meteor streak just to the left of the comet. Today,
Comet Siding Spring may become the most photogenic comet of modern times -- from Mars.
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