Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (OSC) - Jan20, Federico Lorenzo Barra
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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (OSC) - Jan20

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (OSC) - Jan20, Federico Lorenzo Barra
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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (OSC) - Jan20

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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I am excited to share this image of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF with you all since it is my first!
I captured it using a portable setup consisting of a Sharpstar 61EDPHII telescope, ZWO ASI 533MCPro camera, and an Optolong L-Pro filter. The data was acquired over a period of 1.5 hours under a Bortle 5 sky. In post-processing, I used Pixinsight and followed Adam Block's method to bring out the details and color in the comet's coma and tail.
C/2022 E3 ZTF is a newly discovered comet and is making its closest approach to Earth this month. It's a great opportunity to capture and study this celestial object, and I hope you enjoy this image as much as I enjoyed capturing it.

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Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (OSC) - Jan20, Federico Lorenzo Barra