Stunning photo shows Comet Neowise over Eastbourne

The photo was snapped by Charlotte Moon, who said: “I was very lucky to capture this on one of the only clear night in recent days.”

The comet is heading past Earth and its closest approach is expected next Thursday July 23 – if you can call 64 million miles close.

Readers from across Sussex have been sharing their photos of the comet.

Evan Pugh sent in a photo he took from the top of Cissbury Ring in West Sussex, looking out across the downs.

Announcing its discovery, NASA said: “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.”