Good Morning, Neowise

Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise was discovered on March 23, 2020 on its way towards the inner solar system. It emerged from perihelion (closest approach to the sun) on July 3 as the brightest comet visible from the northern hemisphere in 23 years, and was visible to the naked eye through the month of July 2020.

This image was taken on July 10, 2020. Neowise was a bright magnitude 2 comet at the time with a beautiful long tail. It had no problem outshining the early morning twilight and the 75% moon, which provided the warm illumination for the farmscape. Neowise is now on its way out of the solar system and will not return for another 7000 years.

Twenty one individual exposures were stacked to create this noise-free image.