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Comet ZTF and the Flaming Star Nebula
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Comet ZTF and the Flaming Star Nebula
Comet ZTF and Mars l Donato Lioce via NASA APOD
Comet ZTF © Aleix Roig
Brilliant green comet loses part of its tail in stunning photo | Space
An image taken by an Austrian comet hunter reveals a disconnection in a stunning green comet's tail that may have been caused by turbulent space weather.
Seasoned astrophotographer Michael Jäger took this image of the Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Tuesday (Jan. 17) after driving 500 miles (800 kilometers) from Austria to Bavaria in Germany to get a clear view of the night sky. Jäger shared the image on Twitter (opens in new tab), along with more photos video of the comet.
"The journey was not in vain," Jäger told Space.com in an email. He added that when it comes to capturing images of comets, an astrophotographer can waste no time as these icy balls change rapidly when they reach the warmer regions in the inner solar system. ...
NO WAR Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) (Jan. 31, 2023)
Comet ZTF meets Polaris, 29.1.2023. Image by @xipteras
the green comet • c/2022 e3 ‘ztf’
so tired, so cold, so totally worth the minor hypothermia
[Image ID: a faint photograph of the comet c/2022 E3 (ZTF), which appears as a vague greenish smudge with a slightly brighter central part. /end IF]