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Comet C/2022E3 ZTF 18 January 2023, David Elmore

Comet C/2022E3 ZTF 18 January 2023

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Comet C/2022E3 ZTF 18 January 2023, David Elmore

Comet C/2022E3 ZTF 18 January 2023

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With the rapidly changing geometry as comet ZTF approaches Earth, the tail has become very interesting with the dust tail becoming a fan with a component from our perspective in the solar direction.  The narrow ion tail has some nice structure and is getting quite long.  The frame is 4.8° tall.  

Processing in PixInsight using the CometAlignment as well as Star, Noise, and Blur Xterminator tools.  The splotches are residual bright stars.  I have lots to learn about PI.

David

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Comet C/2022E3 ZTF 18 January 2023, David Elmore