We have some impressive images of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in our archive here: https://britastro.org/cometobs/2020f3/thumbnails.html This is a particularly nice one taken by Oscar Martin Mesonero this morning from Salamanca, Spain: https://britastro.org/cometobs/2020f3/2020f3_20200705_0300_omesonero.html The comet is probably somewhere around first magnitude so definitely worth looking for despite the low altitude and bright sky. Tomorrow (Monday, July 6) morning offers a possible opportunity to see and image the comet from the UK. The weather forecast shows patchy cloud over a large part of the country so the more people who try the more chance there is that we will get positive results. You need to find somewhere with a clear, unobstructed horizon around azimuth 28 - 33 deg. Monday morning the comet will be around 3 degrees directly below theta Aurigae. Look for Capella which will be around 17 deg up , come straight down towards the horizon and a little to the left. Use a pair of binoculars to find the comet and then see if it is visible with the naked eye. Start looking around 0130 UT (0230 BST) as the comet rises above the horizon. From Birmingham it will be 2 deg up at an azimuth of 28 deg at 01:35 UT. By 0200 UT it will be almost 4 deg up but the dawn sky will be brightening. This is a rare opportunity to see a naked eye comet so set your alarms from 2am BST and get out to observe it! Best of luck. I look forward to receiving your observations. Disclaimer - If you don't see it please don't blame me for the lost sleep! Nick.
