{"id":71128,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/71128-comet-neowise-over-vikos-gorge","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/71128","headline":"Comet NEOWISE over Vikos Gorge","content":"\u003cp\u003eNASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDid 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\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto by Constantine Emmanouilidi\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\n\nDid 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\n\n\n\nPhoto by Constantine Emmanouilidi","published_at":"2020-08-03T12:16:02-07:00","updated_at":"2026-07-07T18:04:22-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Specola-","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Specola on Kudos365. View their photo published Aug/03/2020 on Science and Technology. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"photo","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/7a074e9b-bcdc-4b88-ace9-ec0ff78fca2c.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","likes_count":12,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Science and Technology","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-and-technology"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/71128-comet-neowise-over-vikos-gorge","headline":"Comet NEOWISE over Vikos Gorge","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/7a074e9b-bcdc-4b88-ace9-ec0ff78fca2c.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Specola-","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"datePublished":"2020-08-03T12:16:02-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":12}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Science and Technology","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-and-technology"}]}}