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Explanation:Early morning risers with a clear and unobstructed eastern horizoncan enjoy thesightof Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1)in dawn skies over the next few days.Discovered in August by R. H. McNaught(Siding Spring Survey)the comet has grown bright enough to see with the unaidedeye but will soon be lost in the glare of the Sun.Still, by January 11 sun-staring spacecraft SOHO should be able toofferweb-based views as thecometheads toward aperihelionpassage inside the orbit of Mercury.Thisimage captures the new naked-eyecometat about 2ndmagnitudein twilight skies near sunset on January 3rd.Afterrounding the Sunand emerging from the solar glare later this month,CometMcNaught could be even brighter.