http://www.newsweek.com/comet-c-2017-k2-passing-earth-space-photos-1724919

The comet C/2017 K2 passed its closest point to Earth on Wednesday and Thursday, prompting casual astronomers to set up their backyard telescopes and take a look.

The comet has attracted interest in recent weeks as it nears the end of its roughly 3 million-year journey towards the sun from the outer region of the solar system known as the Oort Cloud.