Look up stargazers: Passing comet to be visible for first time in 50,000 years

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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) orbits the sun once every 50,000 years. Neanderthals roamed the Earth the last time it went past the planet. It is due to pass closest to the planet on Wednesday night, into the early hours of Thursday and in a very dark sky will appear as a faint smudge.

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Daily Express

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NBC Miami

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King5 News

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KVRR Local News

Green comet to appear in sky for first time in 50,000 years

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The comet known as C/2022 E3(ZTF) will make its closest visit to earth in 50,000 years. It was discovered on March 22nd, 2022 at Cal Tech’s Palomar Observatory in San Diego. Usually comets are a white, but this comet has a green hue for a specific reason. “This comet apparently has a lot of carbon. Carbon when it evaporates with the snow gets broken apart by the UV light and in the process of being broken apart. C2 comes…

2 months ago

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