https://hgastro.github.io/tags/neowise/Recent content in Neowise on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsWed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-08-12-comet-neowise-last-look/Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-08-12-comet-neowise-last-look/https://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-07-29-comet-neowise/Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2020-07-29-comet-neowise/<p>Now rapidly moving away from both the sun and the earth, Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) was only discovered on March 27 and turned out to be the brightest comet visible from the northern hemisphere since Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997. A week ago it was easily visible to the naked eye, but it has dimmed greatly since then.</p>