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Comet 220P McNaught Puts On An Encore Performance

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August 25, 2026 • 148 views
Original source: Universe Today

It has been a busy month for astronomy. In the midst of an eclipse season bookended by the total solar eclipse on August 12th and the deep partial lunar eclipse coming right up this week on August 28th, an outbound comet hanging high in the dawn sky just refuses to die: 220P/McNaught.

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