Photographer

Mark A. Brown

Location

Tyndall AFB, Florida

Date

January 14, 2007, 5:09pm CST

Equipment

Canon Digital Rebel attached to Orion 80mm Short Tube (FL=400mm).

Description

This image was captured just moments after sunset overlooking St. Andrews Bay. I really wasn't expecting to see the comet, but as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon, it was easily visible to the naked eye and spectacular in binoculars. It was nice to see the comet one last time before leaving us and making its way into Southern Hemisphere skies.

Photographer

Robert F. Commagere

Location

Los Angeles, California

Date

January 14, 2007 at 1:47 pm PST

Equipment

Canon 5D with 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM zoom with 2x extender at 400mm. 1/2500 sec @ f/8. ISO 400.

Description

McNaught in the daylight. Sun blocked by pine tree branch.

Photographer

Ed Johnson

Location

Los Angeles

Date

1/12/07 13:30 pst

Equipment

Homemade 8" f7 reflector with Canon Rebel DSLR (1400mm FL)

Description

Going through my shots of 1/12/07, I found this one with clouds - adds some perspective. It was fun watching the clouds passing the comet, too bad I didn't have a video camera running for this event. A time-lapse after sunset series (movie) from a local 6500' mountain (darker skies) would have been neat. I like this the best of nine posted at http://flickr.com/photos/edhiker/ (half size image supplied, 640x478)

Photographer

Tunç Tezel

Location

near Bolu, Turkey

Date

14th January 2006, 16:47 GMT+2

Equipment

Canon EOS 300D digital SLR at ISO 100, 500 mm f/8 lens; all piggybacked on an 8" Meade LX10 SCT.

Description

Now, this ordinary looking image can be a daylight sighting of the comet, as it is a minute before the sunset. But it may also be the last day of the comet in twilight, at the Sun about to set is already behind the higher hills. I "dialed" the position of the comet using the telescope from the Sun. I could not get a glimpse of Mercury though, only 1/2 degrees away from the comet.

Photographer

Patrick Hanson

Location

Hermosa Beach Ca.

Date

01-13-07 6:22 P.M.

Equipment

Sony T1 Digital Camera, Celestron 11x80 Binoculars

Description

Still photo of comet McNaught taken through binoculars holding camera up to the eyepiece. I knew there was a slim chance of seeing the comet on the 13th. I had my binoculars out scanniing the horizon and there it was. Just grabbed my still camera and there you have it. A great memory. Patrick

Photographer

Antonio Peña

Location

Madrid (SPAIN)

Date

17:41UT 12 January 2007

Equipment

Canon 350D (ISO 200, 1/25). Baader Scopos ED66 f/6

Description

Very low in the west horizon. However, full of magic through the eyepiece...

Photographer

Simon Chung

Location

Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

Date

Jan.11, 2007 @ 5:09PM

Equipment

Nikon D50 DSLR with a 70-200 telephoto lens @ 200mm focal length.

Description

The comet appears to be sandwiched between low clouds and a mountain range (Vancouver Island). Taken at a beach near YVR airport, the sky conditions were clear but cold. The comet was quite bright and large - a tremendous sight!

Photographer

Michael Karrer

Location

St.Radegund/Austria

Date

2007-01-14, 11:58 UT

Equipment

7" Meade ED Refractor, Lumenera SKYnyx 2-1m, Astronomik 807nmIRpass filter

Description

Magnificant daytime appearance of McNaught just six degrees from the sun

Photographer

Dan Hicks

Location

Alexis Creek, British Columbia, Canada. Latitude North 52.10 degrees, Longitude West 123.30 degrees.

Date

January 11th, 2007 Thursday 17:00 PST.

Equipment

Camera: Canon EOS 30D digital camera. Lens (Canon): EF 100-400 mm, f 4.5-5.6 L IS USM. Tv 1/60, Av 5.6, & ISO 500. Tripod-mounted.

Description

Comet McNaught descending toward horizon cloud. Looking west-southwest from Alexis Creek. Temperature: minus 25.5 degrees Celsius (-14 F). Image enhanced with Canon Digital Photo Professional (Version 2.1) & Adobe Photoshop 4 software.

Photographer

Richard Wyeth

Location

Discovery Bay, California

Date

January 12, 2007 5:30 pm PST

Equipment

Sony DSC-H2 digital camera. 12X opticalzoom. Contrast and brightness modified to accentuate details of comet.

Description

Comet is cleary visible in bright twilight. No other objects visible in the sky at the time of the photograph including Venus. Magnitude of comet far exceeds planets and brightest stars.