{"id":445442,"date":"2020-07-17T16:32:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T20:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=445442"},"modified":"2021-02-16T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T14:32:16","slug":"how-to-view-comet-neowise-https-www-rochester-edu-newscenter-p445442previewtrue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/how-to-view-comet-neowise-https-www-rochester-edu-newscenter-p445442previewtrue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view Comet NEOWISE"},"content":{"rendered":"
The brightest comet visible in the Northern Hemisphere in decades was identified by a NASA observatory on the lookout for asteroids and comets near Earth. Work by 91原创 researchers will make that mission even more precise.<\/div>\n

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For much of July, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to catch glimpses of a spectacular site just after sunset, as Comet NEOWISE—the brightest comet in decades—streaks across the northwest sky.<\/p>\n

Although astronomers can\u2019t predict exactly how long the comet will be visible, it will gradually rise higher above the horizon and will be closest to Earth on July 22 or 23.<\/p>\n

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How to see Comet NEOWISE<\/h2>\n

NASA offers these tips<\/a> for the best ways to view the comet:<\/p>\n