BARTLETT — Photographers in the region have had the opportunity this month to capture stunning photos of the Comet NEOWISE.
According to NASA, Comet NEOWISE was discovered by and named after NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer in late March. It’s observable to people in the northern hemisphere.
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