Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026

Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026

Comet 220P/McNaught soaring over Namibia on August 8, 2026. (Image credit: Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger)What a view. Astrophotographers in Namibia have captured a bright green comet soaring overhead in a spectacular new photograph.What is it?In this incredible new photograph is the comet 220P/McNaught. Discovered by Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught, the comet orbits our sun once every 5.5 years. Back in June, the comet reached perihe…

Comet 10P/Tempel: View from Namibia

Comet 10P/Tempel: View from NamibiaAstrophotographer Gerald Rhemann: "Comet with dust trail and ion tails."Comet 10P/Tempel, also known as Tempel 2, is a large Jupiter-family comet roughly 10 km in diameter with a 5.36 year orbit around the Sun. Jupiter-family comets (JFCs) are short-period comets with orbital periods under 20 years, whose orbits are strongly influenced by planet Jupiter’s immense gravity. 10P/Tempel was discovered on July 4, 18…