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Talitha

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10. Finally got to see this little beauty the night of July 15th - WOW!!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 01:58 AM

Jul 2020

Easily seen with 11x70 binoculars 50 minutes after sunset.

Eighty minutes later (after the sky darkened), the comet's tail was seven degrees long.

Absolutely stunning, and easily seen without the binoculars.

A must-see.

Seriously, it's a must-see - - so go take a look!

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Comet captured streaking across Stonehenge night sky [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

Way cool... dhill926 Jul 2020 #1

What a gorgeous shot! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #2

A common misconception: comets "streaking" across the sky Wednesdays Jul 2020 #3

exactly! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #13

Now THAT is deserving of an... 3catwoman3 Jul 2020 #4

Spectacular! StarryNite Jul 2020 #5

So cool! nt Heartstrings Jul 2020 #6

imagine many years ago people feared comets and eclipses . AllaN01Bear Jul 2020 #7

You never know lunatica Jul 2020 #11

Thank You for posting this great picture..K and R Stuart G Jul 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Nitram Jul 2020 #9

Finally got to see this little beauty the night of July 15th - WOW!! Talitha Jul 2020 #10

Just saw. Fantastic. miyazaki Jul 2020 #12