Naked-eye Comet ZTF -

APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 21 Jan, 2023 | Image Credit & Copyright: Óscar Martín Mesonero (Organización Salmantina de la Astronáutica y el Esp

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: Comet C/2022E3 (ZTF) no longer requires a telescope for viewing. By January 19, it could just be seen with the naked eye in this rural sky with little light pollution from a location about 20 kilometers from Salamanca, Spain. Still, telescopic images are needed to show any hint of the comet's pretty green coma, stubby whitish dust tail, and long ion tail. Its faint ion tail has been buffeted by recent solar activity. This visitor from the distant Oort cloud rounded the Sun on January 12. and is now sweeping through stars near the northern boundary of the constellation Bootes. Outward bound but still growing brighter, Comet ZTF makes its closest approach on February 2, coming to within about 2.4 light-minutes of our fair planet.

[MtnClimber]

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[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

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[Eccl 10:2]

"By January 19, it could just be seen with the naked eye in this rural sky with little light pollution from a location about 20 kilometers from Salamanca"

[TheDon]

LOL!

[Gary from Dayton]

I knew I heard that name somewhere

[Rio]

[telescope115]

I hope to see it if it EVER CLEARS UP AROUND HERE…🙄

[RandallFlagg]

Ditto.
Been cloudy every night here for over a week.

[wgmalabama]

Where is the comet in relation to the north view.

[frogjerk]

thanks for the easy visual.

[wgmalabama]

Never mind. I was being obtuse.

[21twelve]

It took me a minute too.

The last time a comet was visible I had planned a two-hour trip to a good area but never made it.

I did drive 10-minutes to a rural soccer field and was able to see it. Just a fuzzy white dot in the sky. I don’t think it would have been much better 2-hours away, so glad I didn’t make the long trip.

[Tunehead54]

Bump!