Posted on Dec 24, 2022
APOD: 2022 December 24 - Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
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Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the December 24th Christmas Eve edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Comet 2022 E3 ZTF." 'ZTF' stands for Zwicky Transient Facility. It is located at the Palomar Observatory run by the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), and is a public-private partnership aimed at a systematic study of the optical night sky. In fact, ZTF scans the entire Northern sky every two days. So it doesn't surprise me that ZTF first noticed comet C/2022 E3 ZTF earlier this year. This ZTF image is from December 19th.
When its orbit was analyzed, astronomers found that comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) would be closest to the Sun on January 12, 2023. and would be closest to the Earth in early February 2023. I'll keep my grandfather's binoculars handy.
When its orbit was analyzed, astronomers found that comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) would be closest to the Sun on January 12, 2023. and would be closest to the Earth in early February 2023. I'll keep my grandfather's binoculars handy.
APOD: 2022 December 24 - Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE: Maj William W. 'Bill' Price good morning my friend, and good to see you on the RP net December 24, 2022 . I have said it many times before, yet I will say it again, "nobody does it better from above". Thank you for sharing Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Comet 2022 E3 ZTF." 'ZTF' stands for Zwicky Transient Facility.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee] Sgt (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown 1SG Paul Ayotte SSgt (Join to see)
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I wonder if I will be able to see it with my binoculars...but I suspect we have too much light around here.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Cpl Vic Burk Chiming in as a former resident of the Peoples Republic of Northern Virginia...yes. Fairfax County is pretty lit up. Loudoun County a bit less.
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