¿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2020 July 7 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Comet NEOWISE over Lebanon Image Credit & Copyright: Maroun Habib ([3]Moophz) Explanation: A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. [4]Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in late March and [5]brightened as it reached its closest approach to the Sun, inside the orbit of Mercury, late last week. The [6]interplanetary iceberg survived solar heating, so far, and is now becoming closer to the Earth as it starts its long trek back to the outer [7]Solar System. As [8]Comet NEOWISE became one of the few naked-eye comets of the 21st Century, [9]word spread quickly, and the [10]comet has already been photographed behind many famous sites and cities [11]around the globe. [12]Featured, Comet NEOWISE was captured over Lebanon two days ago just before sunrise. The [13]future brightness of Comet NEOWISE remains somewhat uncertain but the comet will likely continue to be [14]findable not only in the early morning sky, but also next week in the early evening sky. Comet NEOWISE from Around the Globe: [15]Notable Images Submitted to APOD Tomorrow's picture: mercury extended __________________________________________________________________ [16]< | [17]Archive | [18]Submissions | [19]Index | [20]Search | [21]Calendar | [22]RSS | [23]Education | [24]About APOD | [25]Discuss | [26]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell ([30]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [31]Specific rights apply. [32]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [33]ASD at [34]NASA / [35]GSFC & [36]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2007/Neowise_Moophz_2400.jpg 3. https://moophz.com/photography 4. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C%2F2020%20F3;old=0;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0 5. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2020F3/2020F3.html 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200127.html 7. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/in-depth/ 8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2020_F3_(NEOWISE) 9. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9f/b9/3b/9fb93b284c3af240c12aa80ed11c8eda.jpg 10. https://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?title=neowise 11. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/overview/ 12. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCP7ZbHJ2AM/ 13. https://earthsky.org/space/how-to-see-comet-c2020-f3-neowise 14. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/07/06/how-to-see-comet-neowise-from-your-backyard-this-week/#352746cf496f 15. https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.2741239435980258&type=3 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200706.html 17. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 20. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 25. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=200707 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200708.html 27. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 28. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 29. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 30. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 32. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 33. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 34. https://www.nasa.gov/ 35. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 36. http://www.mtu.edu/