It's the first time the comet has passed through our solar system in 50,000 years.
Comet C/2022 E3 was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility in early March 2022.A rare green comet is passing through our solar system for the first time in 50,000 years, and over the weekend,Dubbed C/2022 E3 , the comet was firstin Jupiter’s orbit last March by astronomers Frank Masci and Bryce Bolin at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, and named after the Zwicky Transient Facility where it was identified.
Lynam witnessed the comet from the observatory at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, and recommends that people look for it by scanning the northeastern night sky between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. Gerald McKeegan, an astronomer at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, said the comet may even appear to have two tails — one made of gas and one made of particles. He believes there’s still a chance observers “in very dark sky locations far from city lights” might be able to see it without visual aids from now until the first few days of February. After that, the comet will remain in the night sky, but it will become increasingly difficult to see from the U.S.
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