Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Close encounter of comets C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - timelapse, Tomas_Astro

Close encounter of comets C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - timelapse

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

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Created this two hour long timelapse from subexposures through green filter while imaging C/2022 E3 (ZTF) for full colour RGB image. Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) can be seen on the left of the frame as a relatively slow moving fuzzy blob. The comets came to an angular distance of roughly 20 arcminutes.

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Close encounter of comets C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) - timelapse, Tomas_Astro