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                                2020 July 15

                      Comet NEOWISE over the Swiss Alps
   Image Credit & Copyright: Philipp Salzgeber, foto-webcam.eu; Text: Adam
                                    Block

   Explanation: Comet NEOWISE has been wowing photographers around much of
   the world during dawn and dusk, at the margins of day and night. For
   the most northern residents of planet Earth, however, the comet circles
   the North Star and never sets. The night part of this circular arc is
   apparent in the featured composite of images assembled from a webcam
   located at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Images were selected at
   30-minute intervals throughout the night from July 12th -13th. Comet
   NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) will continue to become more accessible to northern
   hemisphere observers as its motion places it higher in the sky each
   evening after sunset over the next few weeks, as it begins its outbound
   journey. As with all comets, departure from the inner Solar System
   comes with inevitable fading. Binoculars are the best way to find and
   observe the comet visually.

    Notable Images of Comet NEOWISE Submitted to APOD: || July 14 || July
              13 || July 12 || July 11 || July 10 & earlier ||
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