Hi all

With Comet McNaught still blazing away in the South-West sky, it's timely and exciting that we speak to the man himself!

Matt Watson (matt) has interviewed Rob McNaught for IceInSpace! Read about that night when Comet McNaught was discovered, and find out more about the man who has over 30 comet discoveries to his name!

Interview with Rob McNaught

Many thanks to Matt for arranging and conducting the interview!

In other IceInSpace news, Comet McNaught has been absolutely huge for IceInSpace! We've had more than 3 times the number of new members signing up (over 350 new members in January alone!), more than 3 times the number of unique visitors and we've had over 300 people browsing the site at one time! I'd like to welcome all the new members who found IceInSpace thanks to Comet McNaught, and I hope that you continue to visit long after Comet McNaught has faded from view.

C2006/P1 is still visible in the South-West sky, from about 9pm until 11pm AEDST, however the full moon is making viewing difficult, and when combined with light pollution, it's tough to find as a naked eye object. After February 2 when the moon rises later in the night, the comet will still be visible - try and get away from light pollution and make sure you have a clear south-west horizon.

Hundreds of comet images have been posted on the IceInSpace Forum, with more coming each day. Make sure you check out the recent images (from page 20 onwards) in the Comet Images Thread.

Thanks!