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Comet NEOWISE's Dramatic Rise Over the Adriatic Sea Captured in NASA Video
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In Short: Comet NEOWISE, visible to the naked eye for over a month, was captured rising over the Adriatic Sea, creating a stunning visual for early risers.
Comet NEOWISE, which remained unusually bright for over a month, was recently captured in a dramatic video rising over the Adriatic Sea, as seen from Italy. The comet, known as the Great Comet of 2020, was visible to the naked eye for a significant period, delighting northern sky enthusiasts who were awake early on July 8th.
The video, taken by a photographer up before sunrise, detailed the comet's journey through a foreground of bright and undulating noctilucent clouds, with a background of distant stars. Comet NEOWISE, with its ion and dust tails emanating from a nucleus spanning about five kilometers, was a rare sight in the inner Solar System.
Just over four years ago, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) first rose before dawn, captivating northern sky enthusiasts. This time, it was seen in a different light, with its dramatic rise captured in a video that showcases the beauty of the comet's journey across the sky.
NASA's APOD site is moving from apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod, marking a change in the way the space agency shares its astronomical images and videos. Tomorrow's picture will be available on the new site, which will continue to explore the unknown in air and space, innovate for the benefit of humanity, and inspire the world through discovery.
What's confirmed
- Comet NEOWISE remained unexpectedly bright for over a month, with its ion and dust tails found to emanate from a nucleus spanning about five kilometers across.
- Just over four years ago, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rose before dawn to the delight of northern sky enthusiasts awake that early.
- Up before sunrise on July 8th, the featured photographer was able to capture in dramatic fashion one of the few comets visible to the unaided eye this century, an inner- Solar System intruder that has become known as the Great Comet of 2020.
- The resulting video detailed Comet NEOWISE from Italy rising over the Adriatic Sea.
- The comet was seen rising through a foreground of bright and undulating noctilucent clouds, and before a background of distant stars.
What's still developing
- Nothing material beyond the confirmed record.
Sources
- Mirage Newslink