The brightest comet of the year, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will pass at its minimum distance from Earth
The brightest comet of 2023 C / 2022 E3 (ZTF) will fly by 42 million kilometers from Earth and will be visible in the sky over all of Russia on February 1. This is reported by the telegram channel “AstroAlert | Observational Astronomy”.
“With such parameters, the comet can be observed even with the naked eye in the most unlit places,” in the message. It is noted that the length of its gas tail will be the size of the “scoop” of the Big Dipper. It will fly between the constellation Ursa Major and the North Star.
The comet will be visible to the naked eye, but astronomers note that with special equipment, the impressions will be brighter. Earlier, using the world’s largest telescope VISTA, astronomers photographed a nebula in the constellation Serpens.
The brightest comet of 2023 C / 2022 E3 (ZTF) will fly by 42 million kilometers from Earth and will be visible in the sky over all of Russia on February 1. This is reported by the telegram channel “AstroAlert | Observational Astronomy”. “With such parameters, the comet can be observed even with the naked eye in the most unlit places,” the report says. It is noted that the length of its gas tail will be the size of the “scoop” of the Big Dipper. It will fly between the constellation Ursa Major and the North Star. The comet will be visible to the naked eye, but astronomers note that with special equipment, the impressions will be brighter. Earlier, using the world’s largest telescope VISTA, astronomers photographed a nebula in the constellation Serpens.