Fresh from watching Hayabusa re-enter, here's some data about the current Comet McNaught (there are a lot of comet McNaughts) that should be visible in Northern Hemisphere skies right now.
The last time there was a naked-eye visible Comet McNaught in 2007, I missed it. It wasn't that way long (visible), because it got visible and then dived into the Southern Hemisphere skies in just a few days -- and then had the audacity to become a Great Comet! This new one, while maybe not becoming a Great Comet, will be visible longer in this hemisphere -- and this week is prime-time, but you (and me) are going to have to get up early!
Lots o' links:
Space Eye Candy to Appear in Skies in mid-June
C/2009 R1 ( McNaught )
Astroviewer
Sky and Telescope: Comet in the June dawn
New comet visible in early morning sky
Beautiful picture of Comet McNaught 2009R1
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