Comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE
The purpose of this expedition was to photograph the extremely rare arrival of comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE in our Solar System. The comet's arrival provided the unique opportunity to study a primordial celestial body created before 4.5 billion years, along with the planets we know today.
Comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE was photographed from very dark locations in the wider area prefecture of Ilia, such as Katakolo, Amaliada and the artificial lake of Pinios river, in the village of Avgi.
Comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE, as photographes from the area of Katakolo, in the prefecture of Ilia, on July 17, 2020.
Comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE, as photographed by the artificial lake of Pinios river in the prefecture of Ilia, in the village of Avgi on July 19, 2020.
From the first evening hours the comet was visible in the sky, among the stars of the constellation Ursa Major. The previous arrival of the comet was about 4500 years ago (2500 BC). The comet is now traveling at a speed of about 230,000 km/h and moving away from our Solar System, while its orbit is so large that it will visited again after 6800 years.
Comet C\2020 F3 NEOWISE, as photographed from the Olympia Archaeological Site on July 25, 2020. For more photos from the Olympia Archaeological Site, click ΕΔΩ.
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