'Comet McNaught'

Comet McNaught

[Public Domain] 1 Feb 2007 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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After the last appearance I had to opportunity to see the comet in its full splendor from the Snowy Mountains, well away from city lights. The ridge however, stopped me from seeing the comet’s head and to my further disappointment, after setting up the long exposure I watched as dark clouds slowly moved in over the tail. Despite this, my view was still remarkable and the end photo has an other-worldly, surreal feeling to it.

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