You Can Still View the Comet NEOWISE for a Few More Nights Just Below the Big Dipper

Eddie Irizarry : Jul 24, 2020
EarthSky.org

[EarthSky.org] We still have to wait for another very bright comet, what astronomers call a great comet. But a wonderful binocular comet graced our early morning skies beginning in early July, and now it's visible in the evening. It's called C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE). We've been hearing from people throughout the Northern Hemisphere who've seen this comet. The comet was closest to Earth on July 23, passing some 64 million miles (103 million km) from our planet. On the nights around its closest approach—although you'll probably still need binoculars to spot this celestial visitor—the comet will be visible at the same time we see a beautiful waxing crescent moon in the western twilight sky... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to read. (Image Credit: James Younger /via EarthSky Community Photos)