Tivoli - Southern Sky Guest Farm

13/08/2026

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Comet McNaught brightens dramatically over Namibian skies

Staff Reporter

COMET 220P/McNaught has undergone a dramatic increase in brightness following its second major outburst, with a striking new image captured from Namibia showing the comet glowing green and displaying a long, wispy tail.

The image was captured from Farm Tivoli in Namibia on 8 August by astrophotographers Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger, providing a detailed view of the comet following its recent surge in activity.

The outburst briefly brought the comet close to naked-eye visibility, transforming what had previously appeared as a faint object into a significantly brighter feature in the night sky.

The comet remains visible in the predawn sky with binoculars or a small telescope.

Rhemann, who has been photographing the night sky since 1989, works from locations including the Austrian Alps, the Canary Islands and the deserts of Namibia.

He specialises in deep, wide-field images of the Milky Way and comets, using short-focal-length telescopes and large-format cameras.

Rhemann and Jäger also collaborate in searching the sky for undiscovered comets and documenting those that are currently visible.

Their comet photographs have attracted interest from the scientific community and have been published on NASA's website.

The latest image of 220P/McNaught was captured using an ASA Astrograph 12-inch f/3.6 telescope and a ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro camera, with LRGB exposures of 23, 9, 9 and 9 minutes.

COSMIC SPECTACLE: Comet 220P/McNaught captured from Farm Tivoli, Namibia, on 8 August 2026. Photo: Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger

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