C/2023 E3 ZTF

C/2023 E3 ZTF is a comet from Oort cloud whihc visited us 50.000 years before last time. The comet has a bright green glow around its nucleus which is due to the effect of sunlight on its molecules, especially diatomic carbon and cyanogen.Closest distance from Earth is 42 million km. It was discovered by astronomers Bryce Bolin and Frank Masci using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey on 2 March 2022.

 

Technical details of photo:

Eger, 2023 January 24

Camera: Nikon D5300

Camera control: APT

Lens: F5 coma corrector

Filter: Explore Scientific CLS filter

Telescope: SW 150/750 newton

Mechanics: SW HEQ-5PRO Goto

Guiding: PHD2 autoguiding

Photos: 30x60sec, ISO 800 + flat, dark, bias

Image processing: DSS, PS

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