以首次发现它的澳大利亚天文学家的名字所命名的麦克诺特彗星C/2009 R1，其明亮强度每四年左右出现一次，库克说。

The intensity of brightness seen in Comet McNaught C/2009 R1—named after the Australian astronomer who first spotted it in September 2009—only occurs once every four years or so, Cook said.

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库克预言，这颗极其明亮的麦克诺特彗星C/2009 R1绝对会让我们的肉眼“不枉此看”。

Cook predicts the especially bright Comet McNaught C/2009 R1 will put on a worthy show for the unaided eye.

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詹姆斯库克大学研究人员麦克洛克林称：“仿佛我们在试图跟上科技的脚步，因而行事不得不更快速、更高效。”

"It's almost as though we're trying to emulate the technology and be speedier and more efficient, " James Cook University researcher Dr Aoife McLoughlin said.

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