Comet 260P/McNaught
Taken by Odd Trondal on August 27, 2026 @ Norway
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I included an animation from only 7 years ago ( time has wings ) with 260P/McNaught and C/2018 N2 (ASASSN).
260P/McNaught, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 6.9-years orbit. It is one of several comets discovered by Australian astronomer, Robert H. McNaught.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/260P/McNaught

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._McNaught

Sun distance (au): 1,44 Perihelion : 5.Aug. 2026 Sun distance : 1,42

Time: 23:25UT 2026-08-27 Exp.90 x 30sec
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +15°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint

Lots of Spaceweather images of this comet including my animation

Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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