The Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomy Center announced that the sky is witnessing this period the emergence of a bright comet that can be seen with the naked eye called a "Newise" comet / C / 2020 F3 Neowise / and it can be seen from within the state in this period in the east before sunrise and its shine is now between The first and second pots allow it to be seen even from inside the cities.
Engineer Mohamed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the International Astronomy Center, confirmed in a statement that the comet is now at the highest elevation of the eastern horizon and with the passage of days it will approach the eastern horizon and its height from the horizon becomes less at dawn, so seeing before the sunrise becomes difficult with the middle of the current month, but it will move then and its vision will be possible On the northwest, after sunset.
Awda pointed out that the comet will increase day after day over the western horizon to reach the highest height in the first third of August, but with the passage of days the comet will shine brightness and will not remain visible with the naked eye and therefore it is preferable to monitor it as soon as possible with a note that the brightness of comets cannot be predicted accurately The comet's brightness may increase more suddenly or may drastically diminish expectations.
He noted that this comet revolves around the sun one cycle every 6,800 years and has reached the closest point to the sun on July 03 and was then at a distance of 43 million km from it and will reach the closest point to the earth on July 23 to be located at a distance of 103 million km from the earth and was The comet was discovered on March 27 by a 0.4-meter NASA space telescope called "Wise".
He pointed out that this comet can be seen tomorrow morning, "Friday", from the middle of the Arabian Peninsula, where the comet will rise one and a half hours before sunrise, so there is a short time during which the comet can be seen, which is between rising a little from the horizon and before the sky lights up and it may be 50 -60 minutes before sunrise is the time to go.
He advised looking at the sky at that time and first looking for Venus, a bright white object over the eastern horizon, and moving left by 30 degrees to reach a bright orange star, called the plankton, then looking down towards the horizon by two-thirds of the distance to the horizon, then the comet will be observed , Provided that the observation takes place from the exposed area of the eastern horizon, and that the sky is clear without dust and air pollutants.
He pointed out that seeing the comet will be easier from the desert away from the lighting of cities, but that it is difficult to see from within the cities a few and medium-lighting, in the event that the observer knew the exact location of the comet and the sky was clear, pointing out that the use of the binoculars will make the task easier