Melodi
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A wonderful and amazing article from the UK daily mail - I don't have the bandwidth right now to download all of it but the photos are worth clicking on the link - heavy cloud cover and storms over most of Ireland have prevented us from seeing this but the storms have moved onto mainland Europe and most of these comet photos are from last night in the UK - the one of Stonehenge is a keeper for the ages - just some good news for a change - Melodi (click on link for all photos etc).
www.dailymail.co.uk
Spectacular moment Comet Neowise streaks across the night sky over Stonehenge as stargazers enjoy 'once-in-lifetime' close-up glimpse of it zooming through the solar system
PUBLISHED: 11:45, 12 July 2020 | UPDATED: 11:45, 12 July 2020
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A blazing comet that has travelled for 6,800 years was seen streaking over Stonehenge on a perfect summer's evening.
Photographer Matthew Brown, 37, drove nearly three hours away from his home to get the landmark to capture the comet during the 'clearest sky of the year'.
Formally named C/2020 F3, the comet was discovered in late March by the NEOWISE space telescope and will be visible with the naked eye throughout July.
On a spectacular evening, the rare Neowise comet could be seen as it came as close to 103 million kilometres away from earth.
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The photographer managed to capture the breathtaking shot of the comet flying over Stonehenge at 10pm on Friday.
The fireball shot through the sky on its once-in-a-6,800-year journey with the stunning Noctilucent clouds behind it.
Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds, are a cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere of the earth consisting of ice crystals and are only visible during astronomical twilight.
To view the comet in the UK you'll need to stay up late as it is best viewed at about 02.30 BST in the north-east sky anywhere in the country - just above the horizon.
The comet is currently millions of miles away from Earth and during its closest approach on July 23 will still be 64 million miles from the planet.
Moment Comet Neowise streaks across the night sky over Stonehenge
Comet Neowise was discovered in late March and will be visible with the naked eye throughout July. It was seen passing over Stonehenge in the early hours yesterday.
- The rare Neowise comet could be seen as it came as close to 103 million kilometres away from earth
- The comet was discovered in late March and will be visible with the naked eye throughout July
- It shot through the sky on its once-in-a-6,800-year journey with the stunning Noctilucent clouds behind it
- Noctilucent clouds are a phenomena consisting of ice crystals and are visible during astronomical twilight
PUBLISHED: 11:45, 12 July 2020 | UPDATED: 11:45, 12 July 2020
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A blazing comet that has travelled for 6,800 years was seen streaking over Stonehenge on a perfect summer's evening.
Photographer Matthew Brown, 37, drove nearly three hours away from his home to get the landmark to capture the comet during the 'clearest sky of the year'.
Formally named C/2020 F3, the comet was discovered in late March by the NEOWISE space telescope and will be visible with the naked eye throughout July.
On a spectacular evening, the rare Neowise comet could be seen as it came as close to 103 million kilometres away from earth.
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The photographer managed to capture the breathtaking shot of the comet flying over Stonehenge at 10pm on Friday.
The fireball shot through the sky on its once-in-a-6,800-year journey with the stunning Noctilucent clouds behind it.
Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds, are a cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere of the earth consisting of ice crystals and are only visible during astronomical twilight.
To view the comet in the UK you'll need to stay up late as it is best viewed at about 02.30 BST in the north-east sky anywhere in the country - just above the horizon.
The comet is currently millions of miles away from Earth and during its closest approach on July 23 will still be 64 million miles from the planet.
