From an eastern Norman hilltop, we could see the beautiful comet NEOWISE roaming the predawn skies in July 2020, above a very humid boundary layer. It is only the second comet I’ve been able to shoot, after Pan-STARRS in 2013 (attempts at Hale-Bopp-1997 with slide film failed, though it was the brightest of the three by far). This comet bears the name NEOWISE after the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope that first detected it, while on an extended mission to survey actual and potential near-Earth objects (NEO). Time travelers can fast-forward their experience 6800 years for another chance to see this comet from Earth.
Norman OK (11 Jul 20 ) Looking NE
35.2193, -97.3957