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A comet named Comet McNaught is the brightest comet discovered in the past 30 years.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1), discovered in 2006, became the brightest comet visible in over 40 years when it reached perihelion in January 2007. It was visible to the naked eye in daylight and was widely considered the brightest since Comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965, making 'brightest in past 30 years' factually accurate.

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