Posted on Jul 31, 2021

APOD: 2021 July 31 - Remembering NEOWISE

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Remembering NEOWISE." It was just one year ago that we were delighted with views of Comet NEOWISE from around the globe. This was the view on Jul;y 23, 2020 from Severní, Lobendava, Czech Republic. From the photographer's notes: "Used Canon 6D BCF modified, Sigma 50mm, f2.2, ISO 1250, 19x30s." It's nice that there are still some places on Earth that don't struggle with light pollution.

APOD: 2021 July 31 - Remembering NEOWISE

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See you later alligator - Bill Haley and Comets

HistoryOriginally entitled "Later Alligator", the song, based on a 12-bar blues chord structure (141541),was written by Louisiana songwriter Robert Charles G...

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, July 31, 2021 entitled "Remembering NEOWISE."

Posting a memory of a comet passing by is somewhat strange except that is APOD after all :-)

Image: Remembering NEOWISE - Image Credit & Copyright - Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava

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"Explanation: It was just last July. If you could see the stars of the Big Dipper, you could find Comet NEOWISE in your evening sky. After sunset denizens of the north could look for the naked-eye comet below the bowl of that famous celestial kitchen utensil and above the northwestern horizon. The comet looked like a fuzzy 'star' with a tail, though probably not so long a tail as in this memorable skyview recorded from the Czech Republic on July 23th, 2020, near the comet's closest approach to planet Earth. Photographs of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) often did show the comet's broad dust tail and fainter but separate bluish ion tail extending farther than the eye could follow. Skygazers around the world were delighted to witness Comet NEOWISE, surprise visitor from the outer Solar System."

If a comet could talk and listen, this might be a song it would appreciate :-)

See you later alligator - Bill Haley and Comets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hb66FH9AzI
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