Sunday, July 19, 2020

A couple of great shots of Comet NEOWISE


First news;  despite hazy skies, I did see the comet, though the conditions weren't great either time. I saw it once as what seemed like a little cloud with just my own two eyes, and then a better view with binoculars.

But the pictures of it are stunning.  Either with clear dark skies, or the magic of time-exposure photography, Comet NEOWISE is really putting on a great and rare astronomical show.  And I am glad there are lots of observers and lots of ways to observe it in this modern era.

Dark skies in Bartlett Lake, Arizona, by Bob Bryant:

















3 1/2 minute time-exposure by James W. Young, featured on Spaceweather.com:


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