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Rare comet NEOWISE and aurora lights captured in Okanagan

The image was captured over Big Horn Lake near 麻豆精选 with a Pixel 4XL android phone
Natalia Cuevas Huaico
Natalia Cuevas Huaico
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A local astrophotographer captured a rare sight only some would be lucky enough to see.

Comet NEOWISE lit up the Northern Hemisphere accompanied by mystifying Aurora Borealis lights on July 14, close to Big Horn Lake near 麻豆精选. The image of the comet was uploaded to a space enthusiast Twitter account, allowing everyone to bask in its unworldly beauty.

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The bright comet NEOWISE, officially known as C/2020 F3, won鈥檛 pass Earth again for another 6,800 years according to the International Dark-Sky Association.

Astronomers are predicting that if NEOWISE continues to hold together, it will be visible in the morning sky until approximately July 16.

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Natalia Cuevas Huaico

About the Author: Natalia Cuevas Huaico

A Vancouver-born and recent graduate of the Broadcast and Online Journalism program at BCIT, Natalia decided to jumpstart her social media and journalism career in beautiful 麻豆精选.
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