Calling it ‘last night’s fireworks’, NASA astronaut shares pictures of Neowise comet

Astronaut Bob Behnken shared several pictures of the comet captured by the ISS camera and it has since been shared widely on social media.

By: Trends Desk
New Delhi | Updated: July 11, 2020 01:14 PM IST

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Comet Neowise, catalogued as C/2020 F3 was discovered on March 27, 2020, by the Neowise space telescope. (Picture credit: Twitter/ Bob Behnken)

A NASA astronaut who is currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS)captured several images of the newly discovered comet Neowise on Sunday and shared them on social media.

Astronaut Bob Behnken shared several pictures of the comet captured by the ISS camera, which are now being shared widely on social media.

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Comet Neowise, catalogued as C/2020 F3 was discovered on March 27, 2020, by the Neowise space telescope, short for the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.

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While many were left mesmerised by the pictures, others shared pictures of the comet as seen from Earth. Take a look here:
https://twitter.com/astro_graph/status/1279609638221238273

https://twitter.com/CaporalBavard/status/1279895794196393989

https://twitter.com/DeeM86717588/status/1279940190086336513

According to reports, the comet will be closest to the Earth on July 23.