Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2020 July 18
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                               Finding NEOWISE
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Tom Masterson

   Explanation: If you can see the stars of [5]the Big Dipper, you can
   find comet NEOWISE in your evening sky tonight. After sunset look for
   the naked-eye comet below the bowl of the famous celestial kitchen
   utensil of the north and above your northwestern horizon. You're
   looking for a fuzzy 'star' with a tail, though probably not so long a
   tail as in this [6]clear sky snapshot taken from Los Padres National
   Forest in California on the evening of July 16. Recent photographs of
   C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) often show this comet's broad dust tail and fainter
   but separate ion tail extending [7]farther than the eye can follow.
   Skygazers around the world have been [8]delighted to find NEOWISE,
   surprise visitor from the outer Solar System.

   Comet NEOWISE Images: [9]July 17 | [10]July 16 | [11]July 15 | [12]July
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      | [13]July 13 | [14]July 12 | [15]July 11 | [16]July 10 & earlier
                    Tomorrow's picture: our rotating moon
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   8. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-to-see-comet-neowise
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