Don't miss the comet discovered last year. orbits through the earth and the sun until it can be seen with the naked eye for the first time in 50,000 years
On January 8, 2023, foreign media reported telling the world not to miss the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) orbiting the Earth and the Sun that can be seen with the naked eye.
For the first time in 50,000 years, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), recently discovered by astronomers, is expected.
It will orbit the Earth at its closest distance on February 1.
While Earth's comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) can be seen with binoculars, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).
or even the naked eye
It's just that the sky doesn't have too many city lights or the moon shining brightly.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was spotted by astronomers at the Zwicky Transient Facility in California.
United States
Observed as it passed by Jupiter in March 2022.
NASA released this image of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on January 6, 2023, which will make its closest pass by Earth on February 1.
For the first time in 50,000 years it can be seen with the naked eye.
Nicholas Beaver, astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory
It told AFP that comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was formed by ice and dust.
can emit a green aura
With a diameter of about 1 kilometer, which is smaller than a comet, NEOWISE is the last comet that can be seen by humans with the naked eye.
It flew through the world in March 2020.
Nicholas Beaver also said that it is possible that after the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passed the Earth and Sun this time.
It will be permanently expelled from our solar system.
Astronomers believe comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) originated from the Oort Cloud.
It is a layer of interstellar clouds that surrounds the solar system in a spherical shape.
and is home to many mysterious ice objects
The comet passed the Earth the last time before the Old Stone Age.
While the Stone Age
Neanderthal on Earth
Source: Aljazeera.