"Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in late March and brightened as it … Using binoculars or other optical aid is a must, though, if you want to see this comet’s splendid split tail.

Tips for observing Comet NEOWISE The human eye’s peripheral vision is the most sensitive to brightness, whereas the center of the eye is more sensitive to color. Comet NEOWISE is passing by Earth for 1st time in 6,800 years will be visible to naked eye. This technique is called “averted vision.”It also helps to dark-adapt your eyes. To see it in metro Atlanta, astronomer David "Get breaking space news and the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Thank you for signing up to Space. Don't miss it! By then it will have moved to above the northwest horizon. His forecast places the comet at first magnitude from now through July 11; second magnitude from July 12 through July 17 and third magnitude from July 18 through July 22.As a morning object, the comet's best views will come during a three-day stretch on the mornings of July 11, 12 and 13, when it will stand 10 degrees above the northeast horizon, 80 minutes before sunrise — the beginning of The sky should appear reasonably dark at that time with only the light of the After July 13, NEOWISE will drop rapidly lower and swing more toward the north-northeast.

As veteran comet observer Terry Lovejoy commented to Space.com: "The best is yet to come! The trick is to find the Big Dipper/The Plough—that easily recognisable shape of seven bright stars—then trace a diagonal line down to the western horizon. And only a few mornings later its altitude will have become too low to see it at all in pre-sunrise sky. "Although the comet is moving away from the sun and beginning to fade, that dimming initially will likely be slow, because it is now approaching the Earth. Based on a special power-law brightness formula, astronomer Daniel Green at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has forecast how bright NEOWISE should appear in the coming days ahead. The comet has appeared to rise tail-first, followed by its bright head or coma, shining as bright as a first-magnitude star.

On successive July evenings the comet will grow fainter, but it will be farther from the sun, setting later and visible in a darker sky. Using binoculars or a small telescope is recommended to get the best views. But as its morning visibility diminishes, there is good news: Comet NEOWISE will become prominent in the evening sky after sunset. A spectacular comet has been seen streaking across the skies in the UK and around the world.It's an image that looks like special effects from a disaster movie or, if you play the video game Fortnite, the But luckily for everyone on Earth, Comet Neowise is just heading Nasa said: "A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. "As Comet NEOWISE became one of the few naked-eye comets of the 21st Century, word spread quickly, and the comet has already been photographed behind many famous sites and cities around the globe. We especially emphasize that last factor: the farther away you get from a metropolitan area, the darker your sky and the better your view of NEOWISE. I'm the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com and the author of "A Stargazing Program for Beginners: A Pocket Field Guide" (Springer, 2015), as well as many eclipse-chasing guides.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.I write about science and nature, technology and travel, stargazing and eclipses. The comet is called C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE). Find it while you can because this massive ball of ice isn’t coming back for 6,800 years.I'm an experienced science, technology and travel journalist interested in space exploration, moon-gazing, exploring the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses,I'm an experienced science, technology and travel journalist interested in space exploration, moon-gazing, exploring the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses, astro-travel, wildlife conservation and nature. Being able to catch a glimpse of the comet -- officially known as C/2020 F3 -- is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as it won't pass Earth again for another 6,800 years, according to the The "NEOWISE" comet is seen in the sky above Kreva, Belarus, on July 13. Neowise is currently in the constellation (group of stars) called Auriga. It will be visible in the northern hemisphere - including the UK - just before sunrise and after sunset.Throughout July, Neowise is moving westwards across the sky. Comet Neowise, captured in a photo in Kansas on Monday, will be visible during the evening for the next several days.