Recently there appeared a very bright comet on the sky. Astrologists say that in maximum of its brightness this comet is able to darken Venus and even compete with the Moon. In the evening and at the sunset time this sky object is clearly seen even without the use of binoculars.

The Comet C/2006 P1 was discovered by the Australian astronomer Robert McNaught on the 7th of August, 2006. It got its name "McNaught" after the discoverer.

In fact, more than thirty comets had been named after this Australian astronomer, but none of them was brighter than 17 size star. But now this comet holds a record, first of all because on January 12th it'll pass very close to sun and, secondly, it's extremely bright.

Orbit's perihelion of the comet is located just 25.4 million km or 0.17 astronomical units from the sun. For comparison, the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, is 0.38 astronomical units away from the sun. So, now you can imagine how close McNaught is to the sun.

Now all the professional astronomers and amateurs from all over the world are being fascinated by this comet and inform that it is seen during the day, not only at night time.

According to many traditions (I'd personally say superstitions) comets are being considered to be the forerunners of misfortunes and disasters, though this statement is rejected by the modern science. Year 2006 was the year of the new unusual "emerald" comet SWAN (C/2006 M4), this year started with McNaught… who knows what's next. No one knows what will happen to our planet due to abundance of these facts, but we'll see very soon.