Comet Neowise Rising
by Douglas Taylor
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Title
Comet Neowise Rising
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
Comet Neowise rises over the Santa Catalina Mountains northeast of Tucson Arizona. In the five weeks before the sudden arrival of the comet, the Bighorn fire had ravaged this mountain range. Now, with the fuel load burned up over the nearly 200 square mile area, the skies were clear enough in the pre-dawn hours for the comet to be seen rising just before sunrise.
The comet was discovered by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission on March 27, 2020. It passed very close to the Sun on July 3rd, well inside the orbit of the planet Mercury. This very close passage by the Sun is cooking the comet's outermost layers, causing gas and dust to erupt off the icy surface and creating a large tail of debris. And yet the comet has managed to survive both this intense roasting and the massive gravitational forces.
Scientists were surprised to see the comet emerge from the Sun's glow on July 6th, because many a comet has disintegrated in such a close encounter recently. Once news got out I knew I had a single opportunity on the morning of July 8th to photograph this marvel. It was only visible for a few minutes after rising over the Santa Catalina Mountains before it faded into the morning light.
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Comments (16)
Linda MacFarland
01/04/2022 Congratulations! Your image has been selected as a homepage feature in 'TWINKLE TWINKLE AND THE CELESTIAL SKY'. Please add your image in the Featured Images 2022 discussion thread of the group. Thank You!
Douglas Taylor
I am honored by Toni Hopper who has chosen to feature "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the superb Spirit Of The West art group, 7/29/20. Thank you, Toni! I am delighted to be able to participate in this wonderful group.
Douglas Taylor
My thanks to Chance Kafka has chosen to feature "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the superb Arizona art group, 7/22/20. Thank you for your awesome support, Chance!
Douglas Taylor
I am honored by Ann Warrento who has chosen to feature "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the Photography art group, 7/14/20. Thank you, Ann!
Douglas Taylor
Featured by Julie Grimshaw in the Your Story of Art artists group, 7/15/20. Thank you, Julie!
Chance Kafka
Really cool capture, Douglas! Featured in Arizona
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your kind compliment, Chance! I appreciate the honor of being featured in this superb art group.
Douglas Taylor
I am honored by Cia of Swedish Attitude Design who has chosen to feature my photograph "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the superb Digital Art and Photography art group, 7/13/20. Thank you for your awesome support, Cia!
Douglas Taylor
Colette V. Hera Guggenheim has honored me by choosing to feature "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the Paints and Art Photography art group, 7/12/20. Thank you, Colette!
Douglas Taylor
I am honored by Yolanda Lee who has chosen to feature my photograph "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the wonderful Positive Energy art group, 7/11/20. Thank you, Yolanda!
Douglas Taylor
Chosen by Janis vaiba to be a feature in the Just Perfect art group, 7/10/20. Thank you, Janis!
Douglas Taylor
Doug Norkum has honored me by featuring my photograph "Comet NEOWISE Rising" in the Light Marvels art group, 7/10/20. Thank you, Doug!
Anthony Jones
Beautiful work, Douglas! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Paintography Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Randy Rosenberger
Your artwork recently submitted to our group WFS, has been chosen to be featured on our homepage with other members of our family of friends and fine artists. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Randy! I consider it to be an honor to be featured in this wonderful group of superb artists.
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