
An image of the Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE (Comet NEOWISE) captured above the tree line of Lone Pine Lake, located on the Mount Whitney Trail in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The photo was taken at 4:59 am on July 14, 2020. Visiting from the distant parts of the solar system, it’s characterized by a glowing tail and is visible during the month of July. The comet returns in 6,800 years.
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NASA ID
AFRC2020-0073-1
Date Created
July 14, 2020
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Lauren Hughes
Location
Lone Pine Lake
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