C/2020 F8 (SWAN) - Wikipedia
WEBC/2020 F8 (SWAN), or Comet SWAN, is an Oort cloud comet that was discovered in images taken by the Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera on March 25, 2020, aboard the Solar Heliospheric Observer (SOHO) spacecraft.
Comet SWAN: A brilliant 'icy wanderer' in photos | Space
WEBMay 18, 2020 · From now through early June, Comet SWAN will track north and east from the constellation Triangulum, into Perseus and will enter Auriga on June 1. Up until May 24, your best chance of catching...
Comet Swan is visible to the naked eye, and it may get even …
WEBNow Comet Swan could deliver on the promise of a rare night sky show that Atlas failed to provide. Already, Swan could be visible to those with exquisitely dark skies and sharp eyes.
Comet SWAN Expected to Put on a Splendid Show - Sky & Telescope
WEBMay 6, 2020 · Comet SWAN makes several close passes of deep-sky objects and bright stars during its run, including a near miss of the 10th-magnitude galaxy NGC 925 in Triangulum (May 17th). It comes within 0.5° of Algol on the 20th and then sails 1° south of Capella on June 2nd.
New Comet Discovered by ESA and NASA Solar Observatory
WEBMay 13, 2020 · In late May and early June, Earthlings may be able to glimpse Comet SWAN. The comet is currently faintly visible to the unaided eye in the Southern Hemisphere just before sunrise — providing skywatchers with a relatively rare glimpse of a comet bright enough to be seen without a telescope.
Comet SWAN: How To See And What To Expect | Star Walk
WEBMay 19, 2020 · As we wrote earlier, newly discovered Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) has become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye under dark clear skies. However, the comet's rapid brightening has stopped recently, and it might fizzle out before reaching naked-eye visibility. Read on to find out what to expect.
How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies - The New York Times
WEBMay 12, 2020 · How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies Fresh from the outer solar system, the cosmos offers us a show that’s trailing a 10 million-mile tail. Share full article
APOD: 2020 May 8 - Long Tailed Comet SWAN
WEBThe comet has now become just visible to the naked-eye as it sweeps from southern to northern skies. Appearing in morning twilight near the eastern horizon, Comet SWAN will make its closest approach to planet Earth on May 12 and reach perihelion on May 27.
APOD: 2020 April 29 - The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN
WEBThe comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN), this outgassing interplanetary iceberg will pass its closest to the Earth on May 13, and closest to the Sun on May 27.
ESA - The discovery of Comet SWAN by solar-watcher SOHO
WEBMay 13, 2020 · Currently crossing the skies above Earth, Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) has the potential to become a more prominent naked eye object by late May or early June. Yet it wasn’t discovered by someone looking up at the night sky.