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. 2023 April 23 [2]A thin gray funnel cloud is pictured connecting water at the bottom to a cloud near the top. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. A Waterspout in Florida Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Joey Mole Explanation: What's happening over the water? Pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a [4]waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water. [5]Waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm water. [6]Waterspouts can be as dangerous as [7]tornadoes and can feature wind speeds over 200 kilometers per hour. Some [8]waterspouts form away from [9]thunderstorms and even during relatively fair weather. [10]Waterspouts may be relatively transparent and initially visible only by an [11]unusual pattern they create on the [12]water. The [13]featured image was taken in 2013 July near [14]Tampa Bay, [15]Florida. The [16]Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is arguably the most active area in the world for [17]waterspouts, with hundreds forming each year. Your Sky Surprise: [18]What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995) Tomorrow's picture: space brain __________________________________________________________________ [19]< | [20]Archive | [21]Submissions | [22]Index | [23]Search | [24]Calendar | [25]RSS | [26]Education | [27]About APOD | [28]Discuss | [29]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [30]Robert Nemiroff ([31]MTU) & [32]Jerry Bonnell ([33]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [34]Specific rights apply. [35]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [36]ASD at [37]NASA / [38]GSFC, [39]NASA Science Activation & [40]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2304/waterspout_mole_960.jpg 3. https://www.instagram.com/molethejoe/ 4. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/waterspout.html 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout 6. https://www.weather.gov/apx/waterspout 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110814.html 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN7ug1zoWWE 9. https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/thunderstorms/faq/ 10. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K7ws_3kypqQ 11. https://s.yimg.com/os/en_US/News/BGR_News/scared-surprised-cat-face.jpg 12. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/water/ 13. https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/11/photographer-captures-incredible-image-of-massive-waterspout-towering-over 14. https://youtu.be/_4unrMjOCUk 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida 16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_ocean 17. https://www.naplesnews.com/story/weather/2022/09/01/waterspouts-florida-what-they-and-how-dangerous-they/7952124001/ 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230422.html 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 23. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 28. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230423 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230424.html 30. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 32. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 33. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 34. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 35. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 36. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 37. https://www.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 39. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 40. http://www.mtu.edu/