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Comet Neowise is easily visible in the night sky this week. Here’s when and where to look for it. – Business Insider Australia

This month offers your only chance to see a 3-mile-wide comet called Neowise as it rockets past Earth. The ball of space ice and its brightly coloured tails are expected to reach peak brightness this week.

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This month offers your only chance to see a 3-mile-wide comet called Neowise as it rockets past Earth. The ball of space ice and its brightly coloured tails are expected to reach peak brightness this week.
Neowise came from the outermost reaches of our solar system. Its orbit took it dangerously close to the sun on July 3 – 10 million miles closer than Mercury’s orbit – but Neowise survived and made its way toward Earth. Now it’s visible to the naked eye throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
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