Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)[Green Comet] will become visible to the naked eye Today.
A rare green Comet is expected to appear in Indian skies on 1st February and can be spotted with naked eyes. Last time, the comet passed by earth 50,000 years ago. The Comet, named C/2022 E3, will be visible in different parts of India in the last week of January and early February. It will be closest to Earth on February 2 at 42 million kilometres distance from the planet before going far away into the solar system. The comet, which is still leaving behind a dazzling tail, has been photographed in the skies above the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle (Ladakh). The comet was travelling at a relative speed of 2,07,000 kilometres per hour as it raced between the orbits of Earth and Mars. The green comet had a brightness value of the magnitude of about +4.7, meaning it was possible to see it with the naked eye. One can try to locate the comet at a height of around 20 degrees between Saptarshi Mandal (the huge bear) and the Pole star. Binoculars and a telescope wil...