Comet NEOWISE

Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered on March 27, 2020 using a NASA telescope.

On July 3 this year, Comet NEOWISE was closest to the Sun at a distance of 44.5 million km.

The comet was visible to the naked eye throughout July.

By July 11, it will be visible at dawn - low above the northeastern horizon around the constellation Kolar. Then it temporarily hid under the horizon, making a transition to the evening sky, and around July 15-16, evening time was observed again.

Comet NEOWISE was closest to our planet or at its perigee on the evening of July 22, when it passed 103.5 million km from Earth.

Comet C / 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Comet NEOWISE and meteor trail Comet NEOWISE and aircraft trail Comet NEOWISE and meteor trail Comet NEOWISE


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