Posted on Jan 9, 2023
A bright green comet may be visible with the naked eye starting later this month
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
.."The brightness of comets tends to be unpredictable, but this one’s current behavior is promising, according to a recent explainer from Preston Dyches from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its glow may be visible to the naked eye, though only in dark night skies. Observers with binoculars or telescopes have a greater chance of witnessing the rare speck of light.
Spectators in the Northern Hemisphere can begin to spot the comet’s faint glow in the morning sky this month, as it journeys toward the northwest, according to Dyches. The comet will likely be visible to those in the Southern Hemisphere starting early February.
After its brief appearance in the Earth skies, it’s unclear where it may go.
Because scientists have only recently begun to track the comet’s path, there is still a lot to understand about C/2022 E3, says Giorgini.
It’s possible it may gain enough energy to fling out of our solar system, or it might remain bound to its elliptical orbit for another trip around the sun."
.."The brightness of comets tends to be unpredictable, but this one’s current behavior is promising, according to a recent explainer from Preston Dyches from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Its glow may be visible to the naked eye, though only in dark night skies. Observers with binoculars or telescopes have a greater chance of witnessing the rare speck of light.
Spectators in the Northern Hemisphere can begin to spot the comet’s faint glow in the morning sky this month, as it journeys toward the northwest, according to Dyches. The comet will likely be visible to those in the Southern Hemisphere starting early February.
After its brief appearance in the Earth skies, it’s unclear where it may go.
Because scientists have only recently begun to track the comet’s path, there is still a lot to understand about C/2022 E3, says Giorgini.
It’s possible it may gain enough energy to fling out of our solar system, or it might remain bound to its elliptical orbit for another trip around the sun."
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