Neowise Comet to light up skies in South-Asia, won't be seen for another 6,800 years

The newly discovered comet C/2020 F3, also known as Neowise, which has been spotted from several parts of the world, will now be visible in India.

Comet Neowise will be clearly visible in the north-western sky for Indian stargazers from Tuesday onwards, said Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium in Odisha.

Neowise, the brightest comet visible from the Northern Hemisphere in a quarter-century, can be observed with the naked eye in India.

When can the comet be seen in India? Time and dates:

The comet was visible an hour before the dawn sky. This will continue in mid-July. However, the comet will be visible in the evening later this month before it starts to fade away in August.

It will be visible only through naked eyes before disappearing next month as it enters the outer orbit of our solar system. It will be closest to earth on July 22 as the distance from Earth will be 64 million miles or 103 million kilometres as it crosses the planet’s orbit.

Sadly, Australian stargazers will be out of luck trying to find the comet in the night sky, as will the rest of the southern hemisphere.