Man Takes GF To See NEOWISE Comet & Surprises Her By Proposing, Photographer Captures Moment

The NEOWISE comet, which was recently discovered via the NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) space telescope, has been the talk of the town as people wait to catch a glimpse of it through the naked eye!

However, one man living in Oregon, John Nicotera, decided to make use of the NEOWISE comet as a perfect setting to propose to his girlfriend Erica. According to CNN, John, who calls himself a “space-junkie” and had been following updates about the comet, planned a special proposal that would be remembered for generations to come!

John took Erica to Old Forge, New York, near his family’s camp to see the comet.  He got in touch with his photographer friend Tim Leach. The two decided to meet up along with their girlfriends so they could see the comet through Leach’s camera.

The day had arrived and as expected, everyone got to see a stunning view of the comet. Then, it was time for John to unfold his actual plan.

The couple was taking pictures against the background of the comet when John got down on one knee and asked Erica to marry him. It was then when Tim captured the gorgeous moment!

Later, after celebrating their engagement, they posed for another shot.

“Tim froze time for us so we could live this moment forever. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful,” John said.

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Had the opportunity to photograph one of my good friends propose to his girlfriend under Neowise. Last minute plan for a memory that will last a lifetime #adirondacks #localadk #pureadk

A post shared by T Leach (@tleach18) on Jul 20, 2020 at 3:26pm PDT

If you think these photographs are amazing, have a look at this.

Two photographers living in Himachal Pradesh, Ashish Verma and Ayush Sureka, who go by the name @livefirgun on Instagram, captured the NEOWISE comet from a small village named Shoja. Their brilliant captures and a video were posted on Twitter by IAS Officer Awanish Sharan. Have a look:

Have a look at the tweets here:

Some more pics.👍👌 pic.twitter.com/JJJlZLnTL9

— Awanish Sharan (@AwanishSharan) July 22, 2020

This NEOWISE comet was shot by my brother Ashish @livefirgun in a small village of Himachal Pradesh called Shoja.
It was termed as one of the brightest comets in last many decades. It will return after 6800 years makin it a very rare phenomenon in history of mankind.
Amazing.👍 pic.twitter.com/ew81sTpjBE

— Awanish Sharan (@AwanishSharan) July 23, 2020

The photographers also took to Instagram to post a short video of the moment:

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We'll try that this won't be the last that we capture the NEOWISE because it's peaking today but so are the clouds..😁 Let's hope the clouds give way to our obsession with this blazing comet. . . . . . . . . #neowise #neowisecomet #neowisec2020f3 #neowisecomet2020 #sonyalpha #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #comets #neowise☄️ #neowise2020 #neowiseindia #neowisehimachal #tripotocommunity #lonelyplanetindia

A post shared by Firgun Shoja (@livefirgun) on Jul 22, 2020 at 6:17am PDT

Located 312 million kilometres away from the sun, the NEOWISE comet will return again after 6,800 years. Lucky are those who got a glimpse of this phenomenon, more so the ones who captured it in photographs for the world to see!