On the evening of January 24, 2007, Comet McNaught created an amazing spectacle over one of the famous statues of Easter Island.  The light of a waxing crescent moon illuminates the clouds, sky and statue while, in the lower left, appear the lights of the only "large" town on the island.  During this most recent journey past our planet, Comet McNaught became one of the brightest and most spectacular comets in recorded history—becoming visible for a short time even in broad daylight!