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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Finding NEOWISE.' The trick is to be in an open area with a clear view to the northwest horizon. and to be an a sufficiently northern latitude. From there, its pretty easy. Find the Big Dipper, and look down. This clear sky snapshot was taken in Los Padres National Forest (California) two nights ago on the evening of July 16.
APOD: 2020 July 18 - Finding NEOWISE
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Fan made video. Shot entirely on iPhone 4S. If you've never ridden the Giant (Big) Dipper, here's your chance, actually twice, day and night. My art & clips ...
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Finding NEOWISE.'
Image: Finding NEOWISE - Image Credit & Copyright - Tom Masterson
APOD background
"Explanation: If you can see the stars of the Big Dipper, you can find comet NEOWISE in your evening sky tonight. After sunset look for the naked-eye comet below the bowl of the famous celestial kitchen utensil of the north and above your northwestern horizon. You're looking for a fuzzy 'star' with a tail, though probably not so long a tail as in this clear sky snapshot taken from Los Padres National Forest in California on the evening of July 16. Recent photographs of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) often show this comet's broad dust tail and fainter but separate ion tail extending farther than the eye can follow. Skygazers around the world have been delighted to find NEOWISE, surprise visitor from the outer Solar System."
Cracker - Big Dipper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxCe5CCx_0
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Image: Finding NEOWISE - Image Credit & Copyright - Tom Masterson
APOD background
"Explanation: If you can see the stars of the Big Dipper, you can find comet NEOWISE in your evening sky tonight. After sunset look for the naked-eye comet below the bowl of the famous celestial kitchen utensil of the north and above your northwestern horizon. You're looking for a fuzzy 'star' with a tail, though probably not so long a tail as in this clear sky snapshot taken from Los Padres National Forest in California on the evening of July 16. Recent photographs of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) often show this comet's broad dust tail and fainter but separate ion tail extending farther than the eye can follow. Skygazers around the world have been delighted to find NEOWISE, surprise visitor from the outer Solar System."
Cracker - Big Dipper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kxCe5CCx_0
FYI SCPO Morris Ramsey Maj Robert Thornton COL Mikel J. Burroughs SPC Margaret Higgins Cynthia Croft CPL Dave Hoover Cpl (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Brandon SPC Nancy Greene Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SGT Denny Espinosa Sgt Vance BondsPO2 (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt (Join to see) CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Good song from a forgotten album.
Big Dipper - Elton John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeeElCjiaPc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeeElCjiaPc
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