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C/2022 E3 ZTF, Si Woo Lee
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C/2022 E3 ZTF, Si Woo Lee

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Description

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long-period comet first captured in early March 2022 by the 'Zwicky Transient Facility' (ZTF), a wide-area astronomical observatory at the Palomar Observatory in California, USA.
Taken in the early morning hours of January 28, 2023, this picture was taken in a bright state when the comet approached. By the 24th, the comet was in the shape of an antitail, but now it's gone and looks like a normal comet.
The comet was filmed with a mono camera. The comet had a very fast movement and tail change, so the tail and the coma were separated using a mask as a photoshop program. And then synthesized based on the tail. It's a very hard work.
Currently, the comet will reach its brightest at mag 5.4 around February 2, making it visible to the unaided eye in dark skies.
It will reach its maximum brightness in early February and the comet will gradually become dark away from the sun.

- Date :
28. January 2023
- Location : Inje. SouthKorea
- Equipment : FSQ106edx4 / 645RD / ZWO EAF / CRUX170
- Camera : ZWO2600MM(-10/Gain100), Antlia 36mm 3nm LRGBHSO
- Guide : OAG-L, ZWO120MM mini, PHD2(Dithering)
- Software : PHD2, APT, Pixinsight1.8, PhotoshopCS6, MaximDL6

L : 120sec x 30 (1bin)
R : 120sec x 25 (1bin)
G : 120sec x 25 (1bin)
B : 120sec x 27 (1bin)

Total Exposure : 2hr 17min

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C/2022 E3 ZTF, Si Woo Lee

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