Comet NEOWISE to streak across the sky through July into August

A new tiny visitor called Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE was discovered earlier this year by NASA’s Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope. ncy’s Parker Solar Probe was able to capture a beautiful shot of icy wanderer on July 5, soon after its closest approach to Sun. Unlike its 2020 predecessors, C/2020 F8 SWAN and C/2019 Y4 ATLAS, Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE was able to survive its closest approach to Sun.

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Comet NEOWISE – How it compares to 2020 predecessors?

While in its approach to Sun, Comet NEOWISE showcased an exemplary circular and a fairly condensed he, or coma compared to faint, feary, nearly ghostly coma showed by ATLAS and weird-looking coma displayed by SWAN. Neverless, both Comet ATLAS and SWAN disappeared long before eir of two got close to Sun’s vicinity.

Comet NEOWISE h its closest approach to Sun last week on July 2 at 43 million kilometres and will reach maximum point in dawn sky on July 11 before it grually moves towards horizon each day. It is believed that if Comet NEOWISE mans to remain brighter through this phase, it will likely be visible in second half of this month during evening dusk.

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NEOWISE will be closest to Earth between July 22 and July 23, when it streaks just over 10 crore kilometres from planet. This is when it will be visible in rrn hemisphere right after sunset. During this time, it can be easily viewed with a pair of biculars and even with  naked eye. However, as it begins to move through outer trenches of solar system in August, it will start fing away.

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Skywatchers have been able to see Comet NEOWISE in dark predawn skies for a few days w, appearing close to rast horizon. It is reported that re will also be an evening show as well where icy wanderer will appear low in rthwest evening sky on July 12.

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