SEATTLE – Thursday night's cool and clear skies made the perfect venue to see a spectacular event.

Right at sunset, numerous people braved the frigid temperatures to catch a comet streaking across the sky.

Just before 5 p.m., they started to gather on the west side of Seattle's Queen Anne hill. Armed with cameras and binoculars, spectators clamored to see Comet McNaught – what many believe to be the brightest comet to light up the sky in 30 years.

Amateur astronomer Alan MacFarlane videotaped the comet from his Edmonds home.

Discovered just last year by Australian astronomer Robert McNaught, the comet is so intense because of its proximity to the sun.

You could see it from all over Puget Sound.

The comet McNaught

According to NASA, McNaught is six times brighter than Hale-Bopp and 100 times brighter than Halley's Comet.

If you missed it, you'll have another chance to see it tomorrow. Experts say, weather permitting, the best time will be at sunset. Look west, just above the horizon right after the sun goes down.

After it rounds the sun, Comet McNaught will be visible during the day, but only from the Southern Hemisphere.