145K views · 336 shares | Since December 2013, after a period of hibernation, our Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NeoWise) mission has completely scanned the skies and observed and characterized 29,375 objects, including 27,000 asteroids (gray), 788 near-Earth objects (green) and 136 comets (yellow): https://go.nasa.gov/2r58Gtq | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

5.5K views · 61 reactions | I could not resist capturing comet NEOWISE - even with a poor view from my backyard. I don't know when we will ever see a comet like this again. This is a 30 minute time-lapse and close-up view of the comet captured from my backyard to see how the comet moves in relation to the background stars. It was captured with a RASA 8 and CLS Filter - no calibration frames. | Chuck’s Astrophotography | Facebook