After making its debut in the morning sky, as noted in my previous post, Comet Neowise disappeared for a couple of days, only to reappear in the evening sky, now in the northwest, if you’re in the northern hemisphere. Here are a few images taken Saturday night around 10:30, looking northwest from Marathon, TX, over the Glass Mountains.
Neowise will be with us through the end of the month, moving a little farther west each evening. Go outside and look just above the horizon. It’s the best show since Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995.
Photography and Travel, specifically adventure travel and backpacking in remote North America, give me an excuse to stay outside. If kayaks, bikes, backpacks, Jeeps, archeology, geology and wildlife can be included, all the better. Having spent my life working in the fashion and photography industries, I love the unusual, the spectacular, and the beautiful. God has given us a wonderful world in which to live, and I try to open others’ eyes to its wonders. I have shared nearly 50 years of this indescribable wonder with my wife, Jodie, and we go everywhere together. I hope you will share some of our journey with us.
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10 thoughts on “Comet Neowise Has Returned”
Just wonderful. I tried last night, but no joy, because of haze and clouds from left-over rain. If things clear out, I’ll try again.
Nice. I’ve pretty much tossed in the towel. I was going to stay up for it last night…until the clouds rolled in. More clouds tonight. Guess I’ll wait for the next time…what? in about the year 8000?
Look at this, also taken from Marathon. The people who track re-entries seem to agree that it’s the remnants of the Volga upper stage of the Soyuz 2.1v rocket that launched two classified Kosmos satellites on Nov. 25 in 2019. Apparently the folks at the Marathon Motel recorded the video last week.
Wow. I had not heard about this video, or about the Soyuz re-entry. This would have been amazing to see live. Brings back memories of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
texasflashdude 
Just wonderful. I tried last night, but no joy, because of haze and clouds from left-over rain. If things clear out, I’ll try again.
There’s not a cloud in the sky this morning. We’ll see if it holds.
We had clouds at sunset, so I figured it was not going to show, but by dark the stars were out and it had cleared. Good luck and good comet hunting.
Thanks Bob. I always appreciate hearing from you and your sharing of your artwork and soul, from where I consider to be the center of the universe.
~Peter
Who knows… they didn’t find this one until this February I’m told.
Great to hear from you. I hope you’ve had a chance to see this comet. It’s pretty cool, and much brighter than they expected.
Nice. I’ve pretty much tossed in the towel. I was going to stay up for it last night…until the clouds rolled in. More clouds tonight. Guess I’ll wait for the next time…what? in about the year 8000?
Look at this, also taken from Marathon. The people who track re-entries seem to agree that it’s the remnants of the Volga upper stage of the Soyuz 2.1v rocket that launched two classified Kosmos satellites on Nov. 25 in 2019. Apparently the folks at the Marathon Motel recorded the video last week.
Wow. I had not heard about this video, or about the Soyuz re-entry. This would have been amazing to see live. Brings back memories of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
How wonderful!