We finally got our clear views of NEOWISE.
We were finally blessed with clear skies and got our first views of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), or Comet NEOWISE. Most sightings by others thus far have been in the early pre-dawn hours. This week, NEOWISE will become a better evening apparition after 9:30 pm.
Last evening on 12 July, we went to our viewing site with a clear view of the northwest horizon. It was predicted to be at a direction of 328˚ and an altitude of 6˚ above the horizon. (West = 270˚, North = 360˚) Your fist at arm’s length is about 10˚ tall. We scanned with binoculars for several minutes as the sky slowly darkened. There it was.
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS | ISO1600 | 1 sec | Full Zoom
This wide angle shot shows how small the comet and tail actually are. We were not able to see it without binoculars until our eyes were…
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Our View From Iowa 
Clouds every morning for the last several days and likely tomorrow too. Glad you had your chance to see it.
We’ve had our share of clouds, too. Some days have been clear, then clouds show up. I got lucky this time.