Comet NEOWISE over LebanonNASA has featured the stunning photo of Comet NEOWISE and silvery blue wave-like clouds as its Astronomy Picture of the Day. The image was captured in the eastern French alps this week The comet was discovered by NASA in March and will be visible in night skies around the world this month. NASA added: “It’s now emerging in morning twilight only just visible to the unaided eye from a clear location above the northeastern horizon.” The comet will reach its closest point to Earth on July 23, at which point it will be at a distance of 103 million kilometres, according to Paul Sutherland, author of Skymania. "This will keep it low in the sky before dawn, but it will increasingly be visible earlier in the night, in a darker sky. SEE ALSO: We don’t owe you a penny, Raila’s party tells ANCMr Sutherland added: “Binoculars will be very helpful in finding it, even if the comet is just visible in the brightening twilight.”

Source: Standard Digital July 12, 2020 06:56 UTC