Hopefully everyone has been able to see Comet NEOWISE with their own eyes over the past month. What started as a smudge on the eastern horizon at dawn morphed into a large, beautiful comet that stretched up to 20 degrees across the night sky and became visible for most people in the evening by mid-July. With the waxing moon and the comet receding from the sun and Earth, it has now started to fade. I wanted to commemorate the celestial visitor by putting together this gallery of images made across the state. Maine is lucky to have some of the darkest skies in New England, and Maine photographers took full advantage of that by capturing these stunning images. I’m always amazed at the work I see on a daily basis, and these photos prove that there are more than a few very skilled people wielding cameras across the state. — Benjamin Williamson
North Haven, by William Trevaskis 
International Space Station from Barretts Park, Camden, by Kyle Santheson 
Barretts Park, Camden, by Kyle Santheson 
Skowhegan, by John Meader 
Katahdin, by John K. Putnam 
NEOC, by Isaac Crabtree (Northwoods Aerial) 
Over Kineo, by Isaac Crabtree (North Woods Aerial) 
Reid State Park, by Fred Bloy 
Lake Arrowhead, by Eric Storm 
Jordan Pond, Acadia, by Emma Forthofer (Friends of Acadia) 
Over the Marsh, Georgetown, by Dean Bugaj 
Lubec, by Dean Bugaj 
Boats, by Dean Bugaj 
Auroras at Grafton Notch, by Dean Bugaj 
Over Togus Pond, by Dave Dostie 
Over Augusta, by Dave Dostie 
Messalonskee Lake, by Dave Dostie 
Fisherman’s Point Willard Beach South Portland, by Cynthia Farr Weinfeld 
Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, by Cynthia Farr Weinfeld 
Over Katahdin, by Craig Shaknis 
Bowerbank, by Chris Shane 
Reflections at Branch Pond, by Mike Taylor 
Central Maine, by Mike Taylor 
Beech Hill, by Benjamin Williamson 
Maranacook, by Amy Durocher 
Looking at Acadia from Cranberry Island, by Amanda Bracy 
Looking at Acadia from Cranberry Island, by Amanda Bracy 
Lubec Boats, by Adam Woodworth 
Sebago Lake, by Sandra Miner 
Lincolnville, by Reena Walkling 
Lincolnville, by Reena Walkling 
Eustis, by Kevin Clark 
Katahdin Reflection, by Nathaniel Child 
International Space Station, by Marie Estock
Follow these great Maine photographers:
William Trevaskis, Kyle Santheson, Amy Durocher, John Meader, Isaac Crabtree (Northwoods Aerial), John K. Putnam, Reena Walkling, Eric Storm, Fred Bloy, Emma Forthofer, Dean Bugaj (Wanderland Photographic), Dave Dostie, Cynthia Farr Weinfeld, Craig Shaknis, Chris Shane, Mike Taylor, Amanda Bracy, Adam Woodworth, Sandra Miner, Kevin Clark, Nathaniel Child, Marie Estock.