Comet NEOWISE pictures with the aurora-filled sky, STEVE, steal the heart of many

Comet NEOWISE has been intriguing all the viewers around the globe with its presence. The Comet survived its closest reach to the sun and passed nearest to it efficiently. Every night sky watchers love to view the sky to see this beautiful comet pass, and recent pictures of the Comet NEOWISE have gone viral in which it was visible with a mesmerizing aurora-filled sky.

The Comet NEOWISE and the aurora-filled sky pictures will steal your heart

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Donna Lach who is the Ambassador of Aurorasaurus shared a beautiful picture of the Comet NEOWISE which is visible in an aurora-filled sky in his shared post. According to the reports, the picture shared by the Aurorasaurus Ambassador was taken on July 14, 2020, in western Manitoba, Canada.

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As per NASA and Donna Lach, the purple ribbon-like structure visible in the picture is to the left is denoted as STEVE. The name STEVE was given by scientists working with the Aurorasaurus project to understand the purple ribbon-like aurora-related phenomenon. You can also spot a meteor in the pictures as you can see a bright streak near the top of the image.

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In a recent statement, Lach explained how she captured the beautiful pictures that were shared on her Twitter handle. She mentioned that she had taken several shots of the comet a few days prior with my zoom lens. In the same few pictures, she caught a little presence of aurora. 

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Lach revealed that she waited for a long time and at around 11:30 PM CDT, she spotted the aurora and comet appearing in the night sky. Donna Lach said, "the large, thick band of aurora soon started to dance, showing brilliant blues and purples looking to the west". The Aurorasaurus Ambassador revealed that she saw some loops skipping out of the main band at the westward side which gave her assurance that she would see STEVE soon. According to the reports, at around 1:00 AM CDT, STEVE was visible for people to enjoy the beauty of the sky. Lach stated that she was excited to capture the span from STEVE to NEOWISE and she observed the incredible aurora for about 3 hours.

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