by Lemon Cheesecake » Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:40 pm
Don't forget to look for the comet these next 2 weeks ...supposedly you can see it with the naked eye! Better yet with binoculars! Hope some of us can get pics!
It's about 7000 years before the comet returns!
..." the comet will start appearing in the evening, just after sunset, starting Saturday. To view it, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look to the northwestern sky, just below Ursa Major, commonly known as the Big Dipper constellation.
Scientists say the comet will be visible across the Northern Hemisphere for about another month. In conditions with little light pollution, it may be visible with the naked eye, but NASA recommends using binoculars or a telescope to spot its long tail.
Newowise’s closest approach to Earth comes on July 22, at a distance of about 64 million miles. NASA said it’s “no Hale-Bopp,” the spectacular comet of 1997, but it will be one of the brightest this century. "