Comet NEOWISE Photos July 2020

Comet NEOWISE over tufa rock formations at Mono Lake.

Comet NEOWISE in the evening.

Comet NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, 2020. By early July it was visible to the naked eye to the Northeast in the pre-dawn sky in the Northern Hemisphere. By July 13 the best visibility was shifting to the northwest evening skies below the Big Dipper.

I was able to pursue images of the comet on multiple mornings and multiple evenings. Although it seemed brighter in the evening sky, clouds that had formed in the day often had not dissipated enough to get a good evening view before it set below the horizon. Comets this bright are fairly rare, so

I’ll probably try to capture it a few more times before the comet fades.

Comet NEOWISE competes with light pollution from Lee Vining and Bridgeport at Mono Lake, California.

Comet NEOWISE over Bodie’s Standard Mill on the evening of July 13.

Comet NEOWISE over the Sierra Nevada at 85mm.

Comet NEOWISE by Bodie’s historic Methodist church on July 18.

Comet NEOWISE competes with light pollution over a small town in Central Nevada, July 19.

Comet NEOWISE over Topaz Lake on the morning of July 11.

Comet NEOWISE over Topaz Lake on the morning of July 10.

Comet NEOWISE over Topaz Lake on the morning of July 9.

Comet NEOWISE over Mono Lake, California on the morning of July 12.

Comet NEOWISE over Mono Lake, Californiaon the morning of July 12.

Jeff Sullivan