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Comet McNaught
Date: 1 Jan 2007

This image of Comet McNaught was captured by the European Southern Observatory in Chile as both the comet and the sun were setting over the Pacific Ocean. The ocean surface appears nearly flat at this distance.


Last Update: 4 Apr 2011 (AMB)

Credit: European Southern Observatory
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