Comet NEOWISE has started to offer sky-watchers an awesome spectacle as it is visible to the naked eye in clear and dark predown skies.
Already thousands of people around the globe have spotted the comet and are thrilled to see its golden tail that gets brighter as it gets higher in the sky.
I have a strong dislike of early mornings—but so worth it today because wow is that comet beautiful! C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) I was at Sunset Crater by 4AM. It was an easy naked-eye object, but really rewarding through binoculars. Last pic is closest to naked eye scale.#neowise pic.twitter.com/1I0Cx2fZQJ
— Jeremy Perez (@jperez1690) July 5, 2020
Comet NEOWISE and the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🍁! I was up really early for this shot. It's not often that we get the opportunity to see or photograph a comet of this brightness and with a tail. I hope you like it!🤩 https://t.co/BFyxFFw2DE pic.twitter.com/sGZBiEVryM
— Kerry LH💫 (@weatherandsky) July 5, 2020
NEOWISE is 142,589,794 km away from Earth and its currently magnitude is 1.6.
It can be spotted near the Auriga constellation. Also in Greece!
A #comet over #Athens! Comet #NEOWISE shining over the city and Mount Pentelicus on July 9, 2020 at 05:00 am, 1 hour before sunrise. https://t.co/XYep13Ldi2
— Alexandros Maragos (@AlexMaragos) July 9, 2020
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is also visible fromm Space.
During the next revolution I tried to capture the C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) comet a bit closer, the brightest one over the last 7 years.
Its tail is quite clearly visible from the @Space_Station!#ISS #comet #NEOWISE pic.twitter.com/FnWkCummD6
— Ivan Vagner (@ivan_mks63) July 4, 2020
NEOWISE rounded the sun on July 3, coming within 27.3 million miles (44 million kilometers) of our star. The comet survived this high-temperature close encounter, and NEOWISE has now put enough distance between itself and the sun to be spotted by naked-eye observers.
Comet Neowise photographed in #Tucson about an hour ago! #cometneowise #NEOWISE pic.twitter.com/UFYu8Ia0XK
— Sean Parker (@seanparkerphoto) July 8, 2020
The comet was discovered on March 27 of this year by researchers analyzing imagery captured by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (hence the name).
Comet NEOWISE could give skywatchers a dazzling show this month. Here's what to know. https://t.co/4OmKhjg5FY pic.twitter.com/fjzcTeUs56
— SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) July 5, 2020
The current viewing opportunity represents your only shot to get a look at the long-period comet, which won’t be back in our neck of the cosmic woods for thousands of years, notes space.com
What an honor! I am in the Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod! #FollowTheComet!https://t.co/KdDR0MfpeJ pic.twitter.com/bnUfTkt4qx
— Comet NEOWISE (@c2020f3) July 7, 2020
Comet NEOWISE has its own Twitter account. And fans.
Hello Neowise, Seeing from Jordan on July 9th, 2020, Breathtaking moment to witness u, over a cycle that spans a thousands of times of my life… pic.twitter.com/tcHakC949h
— Quixpeed (@quixpeed) July 9, 2020
Of course.
