Comet NEOWISE 2020
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) showed us its beauty during the month of July 2020, and we have a nice selection of photos taken by club members. Most of these photos were shot using long exposures, so they display much more detail than our eyes alone can see. We hope you enjoy this beautiful collection of our cosmic visitor.
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Comet NEOWISE before sunrise, the morning of July 15, 2020. Photo by club member Knox Worde
Comet NEOWISE before sunrise, the morning of July 15, 2020. Photo by club member Knox Worde
Comet NEOWISE before sunrise, the morning of July 15, 2020. Photo by club member Knox Worde
Comet NEOWISE after sunset, the evening of July 14, 2020. Photo by club member Jerry Sherman
Telephoto view of Comet NEOWISE before dawn, July 11, 2020. Photo by club member Jerry Sherman.
Comet NEOWISE above Unicoi TN, captured July 17, 2020 by club member Donnie Barnett.
Comet NEOWISE, captured at 10:14 PM on July 17, 2020 from Weaverville, NC by club member Jerry Sherman
Comet NEOWISE before dawn the morning of July 12, 2020. Photo by club member Jerry Sherman
Comet NEOWISE before dawn the morning of July 12, 2020. Photo by club member Jerry Sherman
Comet NEOWISE after sunset, the evening of July 14, 2020. Composite of three stacked images by club member Jerry Sherman. Jerry says, “this image reminds me of those classic comet pictures I enjoyed in children’s astronomy books in the fifties. I am thrilled to see this in my own photo.”
Comet NEOWISE before dawn, July 11, 2020. Photo by club member Jerry Sherman.
As our cosmic visitor departs on the evening of July 26, 2020, the nucleus of Comet NEOWISE appears to be glowing green in this photo by club member Jerry Sherman
Comet NEOWISE, captured at 10:03 PM on July 18, 2020 from Weaverville, NC by club member Jerry Sherman
Comet NEOWISE after sunset, the evening of July 14, 2020. Composite of three stacked images by club member Jerry Sherman.
Club member Richard Reynolds says, “the comet made it to Barnardsville this morning, July 9, at 5AM. It looked spectacular in binoculars!”
Comet NEOWISE through the trees before sunrise, the morning of July 11. Photo by club member Vince Castello.
“The good thing about science is that it’s true,
whether or not you believe in it”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson