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Comet c/2022 E3 ZTF

The Green Comet .

Comet c/2022 E3 ZTF a few days after perihelion ( nearest approach to the sun on Jan 12th )and as it was heading closer to Earth at 2.967 km/s 😮. The nucleus is about a km wide and the bright green glow around it comes from diatomic carbon and cyanogen.

1 hour of 60 seconds shots LRGB from County Durham . It was amazing how much the structure in the Ion tail changed minute by minute . Skywatcher Esprit 100. Zwo 1600 mono. Baader LRGB filters Zwo mini autoguider and Asi Air pro plus . Heq5 oro mount.

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Uploaded on February 8, 2023