The Comet, discovered by two amateur astronomers in America is thought to be hundreds of kilometers wide. Senior astronomers at the SA Astronomical Observatory say that the Comet will pass no closer than 200 million kilometres to the Earth and is now still far beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Dr. Brian marsden from Harvard University has commented that it could become the Comet of the millenium as it comes in towards in the sun over the next two years. Flse colour renditions of image brightness. 200sec exposure through near infrared filter.
North is to the left.
Field size about 3 arcmin x 3 arcmin.