Comet Neowise Apparent Magnitude. By June 10, 2020, as the comet was being lost to the glare of the Sun, it was apparent magnitude 7. When the comet entered the field of view of SOHO LASCO C3 on June 22, 2020, the comet had brightened to magnitude 3. As of July, Comet NEOWISE has brightened to magnitude +1, far. The comet was only discovered a few months ago, on March 27, 2020 by the NEOWISE space telescope when it was already well on its way to the inner solar system some 300 million kilometers from the Sun. At 10th magnitude, the comet was already within reach of small telescopes at discovery. Dave Gibson, The Universe. On March 27, 2020, Comet NEOWISE was discovered by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope. Not since 1997 when Comet Hale-Bopp graced northern hemisphere skies has a comet appeared so bright from Earth. As of early July, at an apparent magnitude of 1, it could be seen…
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) makes a final appearance in the LASCO C3 coronagraph of the orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on June 27, 2020. The instrument uses an opaque disk to block the Sun and its glare. The comet glowed at magnitude 1.7 with a 22′ coma and 1.5° tail pointing southwest at the time. NASA / ESA The apparent celestial path of Comet F3 NEOWISE through the last half of July, looking to the NW from latitude 35 degrees north 45 minutes after sunset. Credit Starry Night.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) makes a final appearance in the LASCO C3 coronagraph of the orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on June 27, 2020. The instrument uses an opaque disk to block the Sun and its glare. The comet glowed at magnitude 1.7 with a 22′ coma and 1.5° tail pointing southwest at the time. NASA / ESA
FYI, it is an interesting comet in 10x50 binocular views this morning. theskylive.com site shows apparent magnitude +2.0. Here is a note from my viewing of the comet, early this morning, sunrise. The comet was only discovered a few months ago, on March 27, 2020 by the NEOWISE space telescope when it was already well on its way to the inner solar system some 300 million kilometers from the Sun. At 10th magnitude, the comet was already within reach of small telescopes at discovery. The apparent celestial path of Comet F3 NEOWISE through the last half of July, looking to the NW from latitude 35 degrees north 45 minutes after sunset. Credit Starry Night. The comet, in fact, shone at magnitude +1.6 on July 4, and had slightly to around magnitude +2.0 (about as bright as Polaris, the North Star) by July 15.. This image of Comet NEOWISE was taken.
