Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Corona Borealis (CrB)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2022 E3 brightens to 12th magnitude, closing in @ 2.0 AU, 2022-09-22, Dan Bartlett
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Comet C/2022 E3 brightens to 12th magnitude, closing in @ 2.0 AU, 2022-09-22

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Comet C/2022 E3 brightens to 12th magnitude, closing in @ 2.0 AU, 2022-09-22, Dan Bartlett
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Comet C/2022 E3 brightens to 12th magnitude, closing in @ 2.0 AU, 2022-09-22

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Checking up on this potentially naked eye comet forecasted for January/February 2023.  Still quite far off @ 2.0 AU and hovering just above magnitude 12 Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is starting to become a little more difficult to image from  my 37deg N latitude.  Mid October will be nearly impossible as it will be close to the horizon as the sun sets in the evening sky.  Luckily the comet will reappear in the morning sky by mid to late November and should improve for us northerners for its best apparition.

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Comet C/2022 E3 brightens to 12th magnitude, closing in @ 2.0 AU, 2022-09-22, Dan Bartlett