You still have a few days left if you hope to get a glimpse of Comet Neowise as it makes it's way past the Earth and back out into the far reaches of the solar system.

Albertan Astronomer James Durbano, with the Big Sky Astronomical Society, says it's actually at it's closest to Earth Wednesday, June 22 at a mere 64 million miles.

"It put on a pretty good show if you were willing to get up around 3:30 in the morning to go outside and take a look at it. But unfortunately in the last couple of weeks it's started to fade. And now if you want to take a look at it at a more reasonable time, you're going to need binoculars to see it."

Durbano says unlike a week or so ago, the comet's tail is fading as it moves away from the Sun.

"You would think that when it's closest to Earth it would put on it's best show. But it's actually best when it's closest to the Sun. The Sun heats up the comet and the ice starts to vaporize and the dust that's trapped in the ice is released and a big tail is created and the sun is shining on it and it makes it quite easily seen in the sky."

Comet Neowise at it's best as it streaks past the Earth and into the outer solar system. Photo courtesy The Big Sky Astronomical Society.

He says look to the Northwest under the Big Dipper with binoculars or a telescope and you'll spot it.

If you miss it, you'll have to wait a while to see it again as it won't be back for another 6,800 years.