Gerald Rhemann, taken from Farm Tivoli, Namibia Comet 220P/McNaught, a Jupiter-family comet on a 5.5-year orbit, appears in Taurus about five weeks after it exploded in brightness in a Aug. 5, 2026 outburst, becoming 600 times brighter at magnitude 7. The imager took 51 minutes of exposure in LRGB filters with a 12-inch f/3.6 astrograph on Sept. 10, 2026, after the comet had faded to magnitude 12.
McNaught lights up Taurus
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