Credit & Copyright: Constantine Emmanouilidi
Explanation:
Did the Earth part to show us this comet?
Of course not, even if this image makes it seem that way.
Pictured far in the background is
Comet NEOWISE as it appeared about two weeks ago over
northern
Greece.
Above the comet are many stars including the bright stars of the
Big Dipper
(also the Sorcerer, in
Aztec mythology),
an asterism
that many people around the world used to find
the naked-eye comet as it hovered
in the northern sky over the past month.
In the foreground is
Vikos Gorge, the
deepest gorge on Earth, relative
to its width.
The gorge was slowly created by
erosion
from the Voidomatis River over the past few million years.
Capturing this image took a lot of planning,
waiting, luck, braving high winds, and avoiding local wolves.
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
continues to
fade and
is now best visible through binoculars as it
coasts back to the outer
Solar
System.
Notable Comet NEOWISE Images: July
31
30,
29,
28,
27,
26,
25,
24
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