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bright comet

Brightest comet for 13 years now in UK skies

Robin Scagell Top stories 19th July 202023rd August 2020binoculars, bright comet, evening sky, naked eye, NEOWISE, UK
Brightest comet for 13 years now in UK skies

There’s a bright comet in our skies, which is visible to the naked eye during July in the evening and early morning sky.

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