For you skygazers, there's a bright comet visible until January 12th in the northern hemisphere, near the horizon just before sunset. Comet McNaught was discovered in August of last year by R.H. McNaught in Australia. this is a shot taken by Flickr user Oolong over Edinburgh, Scotland last night.
Many ancient cultures associated the appearance of comets as a message from the gods or as harbingers of change. What might McNaught be trying to tell us?
Viewing chart after the jump…
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