Comet McNaught (IMAGE)

ESO

Comet McNaught — Caption

The extended tail of Comet McNaught, seen from Paranal, observed in the evening of Jan. 18, 2007, when the comet was setting behind the Pacific Ocean. The planet Venus is visible in the lower right of the image.

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