Photographer

Jim Lougheed

Location

Carp, Ontario

Date

Jan. 10, 2007 17:29 EST

Equipment

WO Zenithstar 66 SDwith Pentax DL2 at prime focus. Exposure 1.5 s. f/6 ISO 200.

Description

About the best contrast with the darkening sky to show body and tail. 49 minutes after local sunset.

Photographer

David Harris

Location

Solon Springs, WI USA

Date

5:05 CST

Equipment

Minolta Digital Camera Equivalent 10X Optical Zoom ISO 100 1/60 sec F/3.7

Description

January 12th 2007 5pm to 5:12pm. Solon Springs, Wisconsin. I spotted Venus at 4:59pm in the Binoculars. Within one minute McNaught was spotted above the glow of the sunset. I had about ten minutes of comet observation due to some low clouds; but the viewing was good. Not as good as January 9th due to the brightness of the sky. I would estimate the comet to be -3.5. In a perfectly clear horizon no clouds the comet will be observerable on the evening of the 13th. Enjoy, if you have clear western skys. Bring your binoculars and a video camera. I think the comet is best to video at this point. I never thought I would be saying to use a video camera over a still camera; but the evening of the 13th will be the time. The comet will be about 7 degrees to the right of Venus slightly above the horizon. McNaught should be directly located above where the sun has set. Thanks, David Harris Hayward, WI

Photographer

Diego Meozzi

Location

Trevignano Romano (Italy)

Date

15:53 UT

Equipment

Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens with Nikon TC-14 1.4x teleconverter Nikon D200 digital camera

Description

Extremely bright, extremely low on the western horizon. It's been my last chance to take a photograph of this beautiful comet (unless going south of the Equator, of course)

Photographer

Ciprian Cristea

Location

Bacau, Romania

Date

10.01.07 17:18

Equipment

HP Photosmart C945 on tripod

Description

Finally caught it!

Photographer

Philippe Morel

Location

Avignon, France

Date

16h35 to 16h50 UT 2007/01/12

Equipment

Digital camera Canon 10D, telephoto lens focal 180mm stopped to focal ratio 5.6, addition of 8 images, 1/8 and 1/6 sec exposure on ISO100 equivalent. No equatorial mont : a simple photo tripod.

Description

The comet is near the horizon with many sorts of coloured clouds cause of the time between the first and the last picture. It was 7° elongated from the Sun. To realize this image I had a journey of 942km long from my home and return. The observation place was the Avignon TGV Railway Station in south of France.

Photographer

Richard Pater

Location

Christchurch new zealand

Date

16/01/07 9.30pm

Equipment

sony digital camera

Description

comet mcnaught

Photographer

Ken Ng

Location

Perth Western Australia

Date

2007-01-16 21:11:51

Equipment

600mm telephoto with 2x teleconvertor Nikon D50

Description

A stack of 7 exposures to show close-up of comet McNaught (almost 100% crop) almost 15min prior to passing the horizon. Taken from wireless hill park, Perth Western Australia

Photographer

TG Tan

Location

Swanbourne Beach, Perth, Australia

Date

16th Jan 07, 9:10pm

Equipment

Canon 350D, 1/4s f/4

Description

Comet McNaught as it set following the sun over Swanbourne beach in Perth, western Australia.

Photographer

Henry Palan

Location

Hutnington Beach, CA USA

Date

Jan 12, 2007 5:31pm

Equipment

Minolta Maxxum 5D with Tamron 70-300 lens.

Description

Comet McNaught on 1-12-2007. Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, California, USA.

Photographer

andre alexander

Location

mt o'mmanney, northam, western australia

Date

january16.07, 2100hrs

Equipment

Nikon D70 WITH Tamron 200mm lens and x2 converter on standard tripod. Exposure 1.5 sec, 200iso

Description

Comet McNaught approx' 30 mins after sunset.