Neowise July 18 Location: How to find Neowise tonight? Know its position in the Sky

bright Comet Neowise is lighting up night skies on earth and putting on a great spectacle for skywatchers all across world. Reports from International Dark-Sky Association claim that Comet Neowise will be passing close to Earth again only after ar 6,800 years.

Hence, skywatchers have this rare opportunity of viewing comet with naked eyes till it completely disappears in early August. Re on to kw, “How To Find Neowise tonight?”

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Neowise July 18 Location: How to find NEOWISE tonight?

NEOWISE was named after NASA mission which discovered bright comet, Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE). According to reports of several portals, between July 14 and July 20, Neowise will be a bit easier to spot in rthwest sky every night. 

As per apod.nasa.gov, if a skywatcher is able to spot Big Dipper in night sky on July 18, y will easily be able to witness Comet Neowise. Astromy lovers who plan to get to go, Comet Hunting, tonight need to kw that best time to spot it will be just after sunset.

Source: apod.nasa.gov 

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NASA’s official website also claims that at sunset tonight, to naked eye, Comet NEOWISE might look like a fuzzy star with a bit of a tail. While it will be visible from naked eye as well, as Neowise is a bright comet, using biculars or even a small telescope can help astromy lovers to clearly witness this celestial spectacle. Moreover, a stargazer can increase his or her chances of spotting Neowise Comet if y kw where to look for Big Dipper, as comet will be just under it.

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Comet NEOWISE time and location

According to reports of a media portal, Comet Neowise will be visible 45 to 60 minutes before sunrise towards rast of sky. NASA reports suggest that between July 22-23 comet will come closest to Earth. It will only be 64 million miles or 103 million kilometres from planet as it will be seen crossing planet’s orbit. 

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Neowise July 18 Location: Where is Big Dipper?

Kwing location of Big Dipper will also help a stargazer to find Polaris which is  rth Star in night sky. Many times Big Dipper gets confused for being constellation Ursa Major itself. But it is important to kw that Big Dipper is most visible part of Ursa Major constellation. It is t constellation itself.

One can find Big Dipper in different parts of sky at different times of year. During spring and summers Big and Little Dippers are located higher overhe. During autumn and winter, Big Dipper is closer to horizon. One simple rule to remember location of Big Dipper is to memorise a simple rule, rule is, spring up and fall down. One will also be able to spot star if y kw what it looks like.  Big Dipper is a lle-shaped star pattern and it is located in region of sky that holds many or famous deep objects, including  galaxy Messier 51, which is located under Big Dipper’s handle.