Photographer

Morton Henderson

Location

Wangi Wangi, Australia

Date

20 January 2007

Equipment

Canon EOS 10D, ISO 400, 70mm lens, approx 10 secs

Description

The best comet in the universe!

Photographer

Peter Terren

Location

Bunbury, Australia

Date

2200, 20/1.07

Equipment

Nikon D70s

Description

Comet with extensive fan much greater than seen by the naked eye with a youth in the foreground.

Photographer

Christian Lete

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date

January 20th 2007

Equipment

Digital camera Sony DSC-P73 (4.1 Megapixels) over tripod 5" exposure F 2.8

Description

Comet over Buenos Aires, the sky was prticular clear and the set of the moon and venus made it more appealing to photograph.

Photographer

LUIS ANTONIO MACHADO

Location

PORTO ALEGRE - BRASIL

Date

21jan2007 21:40 h

Equipment

SONY DSC-H2, f4, 8s, 8,6 mm, single tripod

Description

The comet over the skyline of Porto Alegre.

Photographer

Diego Cartes Saavedra

Location

Santiago, Chile

Date

January 20, 2007

Equipment

Canon Digital Rebel XT, and a tripod.

Description

The comet McNaught over Santiago, Chile, as seen from the Chilean Astronomy and Astronautics Association (ACHAYA)'s Observatory. The comet was visible to the naked eye, and it had a very long tail. It was visible even with the heavy light pollution of the city.

Photographer

Mark A. Brown

Location

Tyndall AFB, FL 30.0950° N, 85.6450° W

Date

January 20, 2007 ~6:30pm CST

Equipment

Canon Digital Rebel, 18-55mm lens at 24mm, f/3.5, ISO 400, 120 second exposure (guided).

Description

This view is overlooking St. Andrews Bay toward the west. The striations are from the tail of comet McNaught and extend well above the setting crescent moon. The comet had set over 2 hours earlier, yet the tail extended more than 20 degrees above the horizon.

Photographer

Heuer Bosman

Location

Pretoria, South Africa

Date

2007-01-21 T 20:06

Equipment

Olympus Digital Camera SP 510 UZ on tripod Exposure 13 s F-stop 3,1 ISO 100

Description

After several overcast and rainy evenings, the opportunity came to view Comet McNaught. The photograph was taken from a suburb in Pretoria called "Sterrewag" (Observatory), overlooking the lights from Centurion, South Africa.

Photographer

Mark A. Brown

Location

Tyndall AFB, Florida 30.0950° N, 85.6450° W

Date

January 20, 2007 ~6:30pm CST

Equipment

Canon Digital Rebel, 18-55mm lens at 55mm, ISO 400, f/4.5, 90 second exposure (guided)

Description

Close up view of Comet McNaught's tail extending above the horizon. The striations reminded me of auroral pillars.

Photographer

Guillermo Raigorosky

Location

Mercedes, Buenos Aires

Date

20-01-07 21:23 local time

Equipment

Canon s3is f 2.7 15s exposure time 800 iso

Description

Sorprendente espectaculo jamas visto en mis 42 años!!!

Photographer

Pablo Fornasari

Location

Ciudad de BsAs - Argentina

Date

20/01/07 8:59 pm

Equipment

Camera Canon A75 - 8 seg. exposure

Description

This Photo was taken In BsAs - Argentina from a Tower in the 22 Floor.