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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Over Utah

Beautiful comet over mountains an a pre-dawn skies.
Source: NASA/Bill Dunford
Published: July 13, 2020
Historical Date: July 9, 2020

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in the pre-dawn skies on July 9 over Deer Valley, Utah.

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