27, 28 Jan 2023, 02 Feb 2023 - Comet At Zenith

Green comet to appear in night sky for first time in 50,000 years (wsfa.com)

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/01/20/gre...dzR_UbmdQvgJJ-0xl7s6kQbLN3WiK5m1qnjh-ZJA7nG40

Green comet to appear in night sky

for first time in 50,000 years

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be visible with binoculars or a telescope through early February 2023


By Tyler Sebree
Published: Jan. 20, 2023 at 12:33 PM EST|Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - For the first time in 50,000 years,
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is zipping by the predawn night sky.
According to NASA, the comet will continue to do so for the next couple of weeks.

Want to get a chance to view it?

The closest approach it makes to earth will be February 1st and 2nd, 2023
according to the astronomy website Earth Sky.

The comet will be viewable at any point between now and then and just beyond,
which will be a great opportunity to spot the icy space rock.

It will be greenish in color and will best be seen using binoculars or a telescope.

While the brightness of comets is notoriously unpredictable, you could catch a glimpse
of this greenish comet with the naked eye.

But, you need to be in a very dark spot, have good eyesight and ensure the moon’s light isn’t too bright.

Look for it near the bright star Polaris, also known as the North Star.

The comet should be visible through binoculars in the morning sky for sky-watchers
in the Northern Hemisphere during most of January and those in the Southern Hemisphere
in early February, NASA adds.

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Green comet to appear in night sky for first time in 50,000 years (wsfa.com)

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/01/20/gre...dzR_UbmdQvgJJ-0xl7s6kQbLN3WiK5m1qnjh-ZJA7nG40

 

The comet will be near Draco,
a dragon constellation between the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, on January 21, 2023
We could be the last humans to ever see it.

Comet ZTF, imaged on December 19, 2022. Dan Bartlett


BUSINESSINSIDER
Here's How to Watch the Green Comet (businessinsider.com)
We could be the last humans to see the green comet passing Earth
for the first time since the Ice Age.

https://www.businessinsider.com/gre...15lp7gfp5FBVkbey7nxe3y1igWJOG996ch4Ib0hWXVSEo

 

Green comet (C/2022 E3)

Green comet (C/2022 E3) was discovered at Palomar Observatory,
and calculated to orbit the sun every 50,000 years, or last the Stone Age.
It can be seen next week near the constellation Bootes,
who was the demi-god inventor of the wagon and the plough.
He was set amongst the stars by his mother, the goddess Demeter,
as the constellations Bootes in Ursa Major.
Bootes means “Ploughman" from the Greek word boôtês.

 

Osprey diving for dinner . . .
photographer: Wilson Chen

 

28 jan 2023

A deep dive into the comet's nucleus (C/2022 E3 ZTF).
Taken with 1624mm focal length on Jan 28.
All stars have been rejected with the Median mode.
Although lower focal lengths (wider angles of view) make this comet more attractive with its tail and anti-tail, I chose not to jeopardize the stable configuration of the current setup, which has been developing for two years.
Consequently, the refractor will stay on the bench until very substantial notice. (A story to be continued)
Under the hood:
RC 8", iOptron CEM70, ZWO ASI294MM, LRGB filters, the MVST observatory.
More images on instagram.com/moophz

 

APOD: A Triple View of Comet ZTF (2023 Jan 31)
Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Caldera & Miguel Gracia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230131.html
Explanation: Comet ZTF has a distinctive shape.
The now bright comet visiting the inner Solar System
has been showing not only a common dust tail, ion tail, and green gas coma,
but also an uncommonly distinctive antitail.
The antitail does not actually lead the comet
-- it is just that the head of the comet is seen superposed
on part of the fanned-out and trailing dust tail.
The giant dirty snowball that is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
has now passed its closest to the Sun
and tomorrow will pass its closest to the Earth.
The main panel of the featured triple image shows how Comet ZTF l
ooked last week to the unaided eye under a dark and clear sky over Cáceres, Spain
. The top inset image shows how the comet looked through binoculars,
while the lower inset shows how the comet looked through a small telescope.
The comet is now visible all night long from northern latitudes
but will surely fade from easy observation during the next few weeks.
https://www.instagram.com/astrocld/
https://www.instagram.com/mxguelastro/
Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230131
#APOD

 

31 jan 2023



APOD: A Triple View of Comet ZTF (2023 Jan 31)
Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Caldera & Miguel Gracia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230131.html
Explanation: Comet ZTF has a distinctive shape.
The now bright comet visiting the inner Solar System
has been showing not only a common dust tail, ion tail, and green gas coma,
but also an uncommonly distinctive antitail.
The antitail does not actually lead the comet
-- it is just that the head of the comet is seen superposed
on part of the fanned-out and trailing dust tail.
The giant dirty snowball that is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
has now passed its closest to the Sun
and tomorrow will pass its closest to the Earth.
The main panel of the featured triple image shows how Comet ZTF l
ooked last week to the unaided eye under a dark and clear sky over Cáceres, Spain
. The top inset image shows how the comet looked through binoculars,
while the lower inset shows how the comet looked through a small telescope.
The comet is now visible all night long from northern latitudes
but will surely fade from easy observation during the next few weeks.
https://www.instagram.com/astrocld/
https://www.instagram.com/mxguelastro/
Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230131
#APOD

 

Comet ZTF Rising Behind Yosemite Falls
Credit: Tara Mostofi
Date: 2023 January 27
Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Details: Canon EOS Ra Sigma 120-300mm @120mm, f/2.8, 27 Jan 2022 foreground 20:00, ZWO AM5 mount, APT, PHD2;
Planned with Photopills and Stellarium. Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop

 

22 FEB 2023
Yesterday at 2:22 AM
Comet ZTF over Stonehenge close to the bright star Aldebaran and just under the Pirate Moon Cluster with Mars just in shot
Sky 13 x 60s F4 iso 1000 stacked in DSS
FG 90s F4 iso 500
Canon Ra - Rokinon 135mm
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