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 Comet NEOWISE Mosaic

   November 02, 2020

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   Photographers:  Petr Horálek;  Tomáš Slovinský
   Summary Authors:  Petr Horálek;  Tomáš Slovinský
   Featured above is a mosaic showing the path of  Comet NEOWISE this
   past summer as it graced the skies above the  Tatras Mountains of
   Slovakia. The first image, shown at far right was acquired on July 9,
   2020, and the last, at far left, on August 26, 2020. In an effort to
   minimize clouds we traveled each day/night, hauling our equipment with
   us, to select the best possible viewing sites.

   Note that the comet’s path across the northwestern horizon appears to
   fit the shape of the Tatras Mountains. The  Astronomical
    Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is located in the
   Tatras as is the  Skalnaté Pleso Observatory. Czechoslovak
   astronomer  Antonín Mrkos discovered several comets from this
   observatory. Note that  the Big Dipper is at center, just above the
   comet, and  the North Star (Polaris) at upper right-center.

   Image Details: Mosaic images, color corrected and calibrated, acquired
   from July 9, 2020 through August 26, 2020.
     * Kozí Kameň, Slovakia Coordinates:  49.01608, 20.1611

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