☄️ Comet NEOWISE

📅 July 2020  ·  📍 Roslindale, MA

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE was one of the most spectacular naked-eye comets in the Northern Hemisphere since Hale-Bopp in 1997, photographed from the backyard.

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About Comet NEOWISE

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE was discovered in March 2020 and reached perihelion on July 3, 2020. It became visible to the naked eye in mid-July and was best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere low in the northwest sky after sunset. The comet's dust tail — swept back by solar radiation pressure — is clearly visible stretching up from the horizon.

Comet NEOWISE July 2020
Comet NEOWISE — July 2020
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