Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Boötes (Boo)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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The Green Comet, Jeremy Likness
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The Green Comet

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The Green Comet

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It's pretty obvious why they call it "the green comet!" These pictures are both from the same data. The top tracks the comet in the foreground as the stars trail in the background. The bottom fixes the stars while the comet moves across the foreground. I used a light pollution filter and none of the colors were manipulated - this is how green it is! I took this series at 1645mm which is a little close, so tomorrow morning I'll see what I can grab at a 336mm focal length. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet everyone always has to mysteriously announce as "it hasn't been seen for 50,000 years..."

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The Green Comet, Jeremy Likness