A Rare Comet to Appear in the Sky Later this Month — Should be Visible Without a Telescope!
This is very cool!! Every time I think of a telescope, I always think of the Patrick Dempsey movie, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Ha!
Here are the details from our friends at PhillyVoice:
According to NASA projections, a comet known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is currently soaring through the inner solar system, and on course to make its closest approach to the sun on Thursday, Jan. 12. It will then swing toward Earth, hitting its closest point on Feb. 2.
Since the comet has a “brighter greenish” center and a long tail, astronomers believe it could be visible in the sky this month or early next, possibly without a telescope. That would make it the first comet visible to the naked eye since NEOWISE in 2020, the Verge reports.
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