APOD: 2020 July 7 - Comet NEOWISE over Lebanon

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Comet NEOWISE over Lebanon" and honoring our friend PO1 Tony Holland.

This is an excellent image. However it reminds me that Lebanon has seen and experienced far too much incoming fire since since Lebanese civil war began in 1975 and lasted into 1990. Then Iranian proxy Hezbollah filled a void.

Image: Comet NEOWISE over Lebanon - Image Credit & Copyright - Maroun Habib (Moophz)

APOD Background
"Explanation: A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in late March and brightened as it reached its closest approach to the Sun, inside the orbit of Mercury, late last week. The 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 Solar System. As Comet NEOWISE became one of the few naked-eye comets of the 21st Century, word spread quickly, and the comet has already been photographed behind many famous sites and cities around the globe. Featured, Comet NEOWISE was captured over Lebanon two days ago just before sunrise. The future brightness of Comet NEOWISE remains somewhat uncertain but the comet will likely continue to be findable not only in the early morning sky, but also next week in the early evening sky."

J.S. Ondara - "Lebanon" (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMq4A6Tk0a0

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Brandon Lt Col Charlie Brown CW5 Jack Cardwell MSgt David Hoffman Maj Marty Hogan CPT Paul Whitmer Maj Robert Thornton Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SSG Michael Noll SGT Mark Anderson SGT Steve McFarland SPC Margaret Higgins SPC Chris Bayner-Cwik SPC Nancy Greene SPC Woody Bullard

Excellent astronomy share sir, have a great Tuesday sir

Love it !