Comet 2023

The “Green Comet”, last seen when Neanderthals walked the Earth, is at its easiest to see with the naked eye, but you'll want someplace dark. Here's where…

You will be looking for a faint fuzzy ball in the sky, unfortunately the tail will not be visible, nor will you be able to see the green hue with the naked eye, and most likely neither with binoculars. You’ll want to go out to the countryside where there little to no city lighting, even then without binoculars or a telescope it will be a challenge. [the path it is following](https://en.as.com/latest_news/when-and-where-can-you-see-the-green-comet-from-the-united-states-n/), of the space between the North Star and the cup of the Big Dipper. Generally, only those who live in the Northern Hemisphere will have an opportunity to see this astronomical event. Here’s where you’ll have the best opportunity to see the celestial phenomenon. This means that you will need to seek out some place with very little light pollution, and even then, due to its faintness will be difficult to see.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet is visible with the naked eye from certain locations on Tuesday night.

For a few weeks it will also be possible to see it using binoculars or a telescope. The comet made its closest approach to Earth in the early hours of 1 February, 2023. “On March 2nd, all we knew was that we had found a moving object. The green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) making its closest pass by Earth today originated from the Oort Cloud, a cosmic shell of debris encircling the farthest reaches of the Solar System. The early hours of 1 February will see Comet ZTF reach its perigee, meaning it is at its closest point to Earth, but it will still be visible with the naked eye for the next few days in case you don’t get a chance to see it tonight. At its perigee on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the green comet had a brightness value of the magnitude of about +4.7, meaning it was possible to see it with the naked eye.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a comet — which is rare enough. A green one, which is rarer still. And one that, just maybe, could be visible from your backyard, using the ...

"You have to remember this comet is moving through the sky," Sasse said. "And keep in mind, you're not going to see this comet again." "You would think, with the tail stretching out, that it's behind," Swangin said. But C/2022 E3 (ZTF), for us humans, is a one-off. When it's receding, the tail is — oxymoronically — in front. "It would be kind of a green smudge," Swangin said. The comet will be in that area of the sky. Just visit the website, put in the comet's name and make a reservation, Sasse said. "We're improving the software, so it becomes just like using a cellphone now," said Christian Sasse, general manager and astronomer in charge of itelescope. You may want to rest yours on a fence post or table to steady the image. C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a comet — which is rare enough. "That's less than the distance Venus would be from us," Swangin said.

It's been a while since we last laid eyes on this rare green comet — about 50000 years, to be exact — which swings by Earth at 26 million miles away on Feb.

[In the Sky](https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20230201_19_100), the comet will be highest in the sky at around 9:45 p.m. Astronomers explained that the phenomenon isn’t actually part of the comet, though it once was. Local forecasts will determine which viewers are in the best position for stargazing. Viewfinders should be pointed toward the constellation Camelopardalis. It was first detected less than a year ago by astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s Zwicky Transient Facility in California. Now, it returns to Earth’s orbit for a once-in-a-lifetime event, 50 millennia in the making.

Skies in the Northern Hemisphere have been graced by a rare, green comet. Now, it's our turn to look for it in Australia – but the view will be dimming ...

But the best way to view the comet will be online. Instead of a dim and distant view, our planet has a perfect ringside seat to see the comet at its finest. Go to the site, pan around to the north, and set the clock (at the bottom right) to an hour or two after sunset – then step forward day by day until ‘C/2022 E3 (ZTF)’ is visible above the northern horizon. Work out where it should be, and scan the sky slowly, looking for a fuzzy patch of light. [five or six degrees per day](https://in-the-sky.org/ephemeris.php?ird=1&irs=1&ima=1&iob=1&objtype=3&objpl=Mercury&objtxt=C%2F2022+E3+%28ZTF%29&tz=0&startday=1&startmonth=2&startyear=2023&interval=4&rows=25) for the first ten days of February. Astronomers soon realised it would come relatively close to Earth in January and February this year, just a couple of weeks after its closest approach to the Sun (perihelion, Comet ZTF is a “long period comet”, which means it’s moving on an extremely elongated orbit around the Sun. The last time comet ZTF graced the inner Solar System was around 50,000 years ago. When they approach the Sun and the temperature rises, that icy surface sublimates (changes directly from a solid to a gas). This means the gas gets rid of the energy it absorbs by shining in specific colours. The comet thus becomes shrouded in a fuzzy “coma” of gas and dust. Sadly, despite the hyperbole, you’re unlikely to spot it with the unaided eye – unless you have great eyesight, a dark sky, and know where to look.

Green comet named Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which last passed by our planet about 50,000 years ago and is expected to be most visible to stargazers this week ...

“It will be bright by virtue of its close Earth passage ... On Wednesday, it will hurtle between the orbits of Earth and Mars at a relative speed of 207,000 kilometers. Skygazers in the Southern Hemisphere will have to wait until next month for a glimpse.

Last time, the comet passed by earth 50,000 years ago. The Comet, named C/2022 E3, will be visible in different parts of India in the last week of January and ...

According to NASA's "What's Up" blog, comets are notoriously unpredictable, but if this one maintains its current trend in brightness, it will be simple to see with binoculars and may even become visible to the unaided eye under dark skies. Binoculars and a telescope could be used for a better view of the shooting star Although comet brightness is hard to predict, this one is probably going to be the brightest in 2023. Best place to look for the comet: Go and find a dark place, away from cities and urban areas to avoid light pollution. The comet was travelling at a relative speed of 2,07,000 kilometres per hour as it raced between the orbits of Earth and Mars. It will be closest to Earth on February 2 at 42 million kilometres distance from the planet before going far away into the solar system.

Driving the news: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which was discovered March 2, 2022 reaches its closest point to our planet on Wednesday and Thursday, according to ...

[Space is attracting new business](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/space-industry-business) [Light pollution's existential threat to astronomy](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/light-pollution-astronomy-threat) [The JWST is already upending our understanding of the early universe](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/17/james-webb-space-telescope-early-galaxies) [NASA](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2325/the-next-full-moon-is-the-snow-storm-or-hunger-moon/), including how close it is to the Earth, how close it is to the Sun and how much gas and dust it is giving off. [A green comet](https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/01/31/green-comet-seattle-astronomy-stars) is expected to be at its closest point to Earth this week since the Stone Age.

Brits have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a green comet that only passes over the Earth once every 50000 years.

"The comet looks like a fuzzy green ball or smudge in the sky. It adds: "Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on February 1. "Tonight the comet is about halfway between the pole star and the bright star Capella, overhead about 11pm. "However, the waxing moon will make the Comet much harder to spot. "The comet will dim over the month as it moves away from us, and the time that it will be up in the sky during the night will get shorter and shorter." Advising on where the comet can be seen in the night sky, the Observatory says: "When it passes near Earth in February, the green comet will be in the constellation of Camelopardalis.