PICTURED: Comet Neowise spotted in the skies over Dorset - Bournemouth Echo

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Comet NEOWISE by Laura Aubrey.

COMET Neowise has been captured in the skies by stargazers in Dorset.

Camera Club members and Echo readers have been sharing their striking images of the comet which is visible in the skies this month.

The comet will reach its closest point to Earth on July 23 and it is going to be visible from anywhere in the UK for the rest of the month.

During its closest approach to Earth the comet will be about 64 million miles away - or about 400 times further away than the Moon

By the end of the month the comet will move into Ursa Major and if it remains as bright as it is now then you should see its tail pointing into the Big Dipper

The comet was discovered by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, on March 27

For those of you still awake at this hour, if you are under clear skies and look to the north, there is a good display of noctilucent clouds and you should also be able to catch a glimpse of Comet Neowise

Nasa says: “Since then, the comet — called comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE and nicknamed comet NEOWISE — has been spotted by several NASA spacecraft, including Parker Solar Probe, NASA’s Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory, the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, and astronauts aboard the International Space Station.”

The space agency said the comet has become one of the few “naked-eye comets” of the 21st century after it “suddenly” became visible this week

Have you spotted Comet Neowise in the skies over Dorset

What is a comet

As these substances stream off the comet, they form a spectacular gas and dust cloud that tails behind them for millions of miles - and can often be seen from earth with the naked eye