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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Tail Disconnection Movie, Gary Imm

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Tail Disconnection Movie

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Tail Disconnection Movie, Gary Imm

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Tail Disconnection Movie

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Description

While imaging this comet (see image here) on Thursday morning, January 19, 2023 at about 5 a.m. CST.,  the comet was undergoing a tail disconnection event, seen in the latter part of the tail.  This event is a weakening in the comet's tail likely caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) form the sun. This comet has experienced several of these events, which can case the tail to be pinched off temporarily.

The movie also shows gas streaming down the ion tail, plus several asteroids and satellites that photobombed the comet image.

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