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A newly discovered comet, Neowise, has been offering a spectacular summer sky show that will continue through middle August.

Comet Neowise, named after NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission and space telescope, was discovered on March 27, 2020. On July 3, the comet made its closest approach to sun and is now heading back to the outer parts of solar system. Its closest pass of Earth will occur on July 23, when it passes within 64-million miles.

Between now and Mid-August, the comet will be visible in the evening sky shortly after sunset, rising from the northwestern horizon. It will climb higher into the sky every subsequent night and it is estimated that the comet will be about 30 degrees –about 3 fists length – from the west-northwest horizon soon after dark on July 25th.

If you are far from city lights and in higher elevations away from haze and higher humidity areas, the main nucleus of the comet should be visible with the naked eye. Binoculars will give observers a better view of the long tail.

Astronomers, using data from the NEOWISE spacecraft and earth-based observations, believe the comet is about 3 miles wide and the nucleus is covered with sooty particles. The tail is debris shed by the main comet’s nucleus as it swept by the sun.

Comets are icy, rocky small objects that orbit around the solar system, producing a tail of dust and gas as it passes near the sun. Astronomers have found more than 6,600 comets, with the Halley’s comet being the most famous one of all. Halley's next visit to the inner solar system will be in 2061.

Comet Neowise will not return into the inner solar system for another half-dozen millennia, so be sure to check out this near-earth visitor before the summer ends.

Image: The Comet NEOWISE or C/2020 F3 is seen above Cered, Hungary, Monday, July 6, 2020. (Peter Komka/MTI via AP)

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Comet Neowise Offering Summer Sky Show