Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), not to be missed! |
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), not to be missed! |
Jul 15 2020, 09:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4246 Joined: 17-January 05 Member No.: 152 |
Comet NEOWISE is now a stunning sight in the NW evening sky! I urge anyone who has the chance to check it out - it's easily the most impressive northern hemisphere comet since Hale-Bopp in 1997. Binoculars are probably the ideal instrument to use. From a dark site (though competing with some aurora) I could make out a good 12 degrees of tail Monday evening, and faintly the ion tail. But even from the city the brighter part visible is well worth a look.
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Jul 25 2020, 11:57 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
VERY cool, John; thanks!!!
Thanks also to everyone else for the great pics. Viewing's not great from metro Los Angeles either, though did get a decent view in binoculars from one of the local beaches a few days ago. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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