Comet NEOWISE captured by DFNKIT30 camera system deployed at the Allen Telescope Array, California, USA on 2020-07-13 11:03 UTC. - credit: NASA-MTRN
Comet NEOWISE captured by DFNKIT30 camera system deployed at the Allen Telescope Array, California, USA on 2020-07-13 11:03 UTC. - credit: NASA-MTRN

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) visible across Northern GFO observatories

July 18, 2020

Jim Albers from the NASA Meteorite Tracking and Recovery Network spotted comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) in the twilight images taken by Californian cameras.

The comet is visible to all northern hemisphere observatories.

Comet NEOWISE captured by DFNEXT025 camera system in Elginfield, Western Ontario, Canada on 2020-07-18 02:32 UTC - credit: SOMN
Comet NEOWISE captured by DFNEXT025 camera system in Elginfield, Western Ontario, Canada on 2020-07-18 02:32 UTC - credit: SOMN

Some keen comet observers around the globe have rewarded by fireballs photobombing their shots:

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