Posted on 07/15/2020 5:05:51 PM PDT by MtnClimber
(Comet week continues) Explanation: Comet NEOWISE has been wowing photographers around much of the world during dawn and dusk, at the margins of day and night. For the most northern residents of planet Earth, however, the comet circles the North Star and never sets. The night part of this circular arc is apparent in the featured composite of images assembled from a webcam located at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Images were selected at 30-minute intervals throughout the night from July 12th -13th. Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) will continue to become more accessible to northern hemisphere observers as its motion places it higher in the sky each evening after sunset over the next few weeks, as it begins its outbound journey. As with all comets, departure from the inner Solar System comes with inevitable fading. Binoculars are the best way to find and observe the comet visually.
(Excerpt) Read more at apod.nasa.gov ...
Hills and trees are blocking my views. Might have to take a drive to be able to see the horizon.
Thanks.... I did not know that.
Learned something new today.
That looks like an alien invasion to me..........seen it before and it doesn’t end well.
*COMET BUMP*
We got to see it last night, about 11pm, at the top of our hilly driveway, above the treeline, SW corner of Wisconsin.
North West sky, well UNDER The Big Dipper, visible with the naked eye, but we brought binoculars.
It. Was. Spectacular!
Don’t miss it! Only a few days left!
Saw it Sat night around 10pm Texas time; drove out to a park & found it right away, using 10x25 binoculars.
Gonna go further out Sun night & get away from the city lights...
It’s a once in a lifetime experience...well, unless you own your own spacecraft and can follow them around, LOL!
Glad you had a chance to see it. :)
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