It is passing over our heads right now, somewhere between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. After its closest passage to the Sun on January 12, the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), as it is internationally codenamed, will “pass” Earth – some 42 million km away – on February 1. Then, it will go back to the confines of the solar system, probably to disappear forever in interstellar space. A rare visitor, surrounded by a luminous and romantic halo, she keeps memories of when our planetary system was formed. Small portrait and some tips for admiring it.
How to observe comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), “a beautiful snowflake” in the winter sky
