Comet Neowise is visible from Romania this month

Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise), which was discovered in March this year, is also visible from Romania throughout July.

The comet can be seen without the help of observation tools, but for easier identification, it is advisable to use binoculars, News.ro reported. The best time is July 15-25, when the moonlight is dimmer.

At the beginning of the month, Neowise was especially visible in the morning, around 04:00, but, after July 12, it can be seen in the evening as well, according to the "Vasile Urseanu" Astronomical Observatory.

To see the comet, it is better to find a spot away from city lights with an unobstructed view of the sky, because the city lights make it quite difficult to identify it. Such an area is on the border of Buzău and Prahova counties, on the hills of Finţeşti village, where there are only a few households.

Comet Neowise was discovered on March 27, 2020, by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (Neowise) spacecraft as the comet was headed toward the Sun, according to Earthobservatory.nasa.gov. It made its closest approach to the Sun on July 3, and then turned back toward the outer solar system.

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