This weekend McNaught is making its closest approach to the sun, causing the comet to slightly vaprorize and brighten enough to be visible in broad daylight. Stand in the shade to block the sun’s glare — the comet is about a fist’s width (at arm’s length) east of the sun. It is the brightest comet since West in 1975.
IMAGES [McNaught photo gallery]
LINK [more info @ SpaceWeather.com]
ARTICLE ["Watch spectacular comet on the Web"]
ANIMATION [passing near the sun, taken by the SOHO spacecraft]
ARTICLE [Comet McNaught]
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