Hey everyone. So, let's talk about comet MacNaught, also known as c slash 2006 p 1. This comet was discovered back in 2006 by an Australian astronomer named Robert Macnaught. Pretty cool right? Now what makes this comet so special? Well for starters it was 1 of the brightest comets visible from earth in over 40 years. Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing this magnificent celestial object shining brightly. Comet Mignot had a long tail stretching across the sky which was caused by the sun's radiation pushing the comet's dust and gas away from its nucleus. This tail could be seen for weeks making it a breathtaking sight for stargazers and astronomers alike. But here's the interesting part, Comet Mcknaught was a sungrazing comet meaning it came extremely close to the sun during its journey. In fact, it passed only about 15000000 meters from the sun's surface. That's like a hair's breadth in astronomical terms. Now you might be wondering why is this comet named after Robert Macnaught? Well, it's a tradition in astronomy
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