The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Astronomy Picture of the Day page has been showing pictures of the comet NEOWISE over the last several days, with today's putting the long-tailed comet against the backdrop of some northern lights.
An archive of several NEOWISE pictures is also available at the link. Despite the appearance the long tail presents, the comet is not actually heading towards Earth. The tail moves with the comet and is not a trail it leaves behind, and NEOWISE is quite a safe distance away.
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