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A rare green comet is slowly moving through the skies above Earth, including above India, after surviving its orbit around the Sun. Astrophotographers have successfully captured the comet in all its glory around the world. It is important to note that Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be 42 million kilometres from Earth, which is the closest it has been, as it continues its journey beyond the Solar System. As per the latest details, the rare green comet has been spotted in the skies above the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle.The rare green comet was hurtling between the orbits of Earth and Mars at a speed of approximately 2,07,000 kilometres per hour. People should note that comets mostly consist of ice coated with dark organic material. They are usually referred to as dirty snowballs that can provide important information about the solar system.They provide important clues that help to know more about the formation of our solar system so it is important to study comets. The rare green comet was seen recently from Ladakh.Rare Green Comet: Important DetailsResearchers have found out that the nucleus of the rare green comet is approximately 1.6 kilometres across and its tail extends millions of kilometres in the vacuum of space.It is important to note that the comet isn't likely to be as bright as Neowise which was seen in 2020 or Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.The comet is green from all the carbon in the gas cloud or coma around the nucleus. One should note that this long-period comet was first discovered last March by astronomers. They used the Zwicky Transient Facility, which is a wide-field camera at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory, to discover the comet.Scientists have done their orbital calculations and they are certain that the comet was last seen 50,000 years ago. The last time this rare green comet was seen, modern humans were yet to evolve.The comet is likely to brighten as it comes closer and rises higher over the horizon by the end of January. These are all the latest details about the comet you must know if you are interested in watching it. The comet will be near Mars by 10 February.(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)Read Latest News and Breaking News at The Quint, browse for more from news and world Topics: Solar System

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This glowing celestial visitor is best seen in the predawn hours as it prepares to zoom safely past Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. The dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. So do look up, contrary to the title of the killer-comet movie “Don’t Look Up.” Discovered less than a year ago, this harmless green comet already is visible in the northern night sky with binoculars and small telescopes, and possibly the naked eye in the darkest corners of the Northern Hemisphere. It's expected to brighten as it draws closer and rises higher over the horizon as January ends, best seen in the predawn hours. By Feb. 10, it will be near Mars, a good landmark. Skygazers in the Southern Hemisphere will have to wait until next month for a glimpse. While plenty of comets have graced the sky over the past year, “this one seems probably a little bit bigger and therefore a little bit brighter and it’s coming a little bit closer to the Earth’s orbit,” said NASA’s comet and asteroid-tracking guru, Paul Chodas. Green from all the carbon in the gas cloud, or coma, surrounding the nucleus, this long-period comet was discovered last March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility, a wide field camera at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory. That explains its official, cumbersome name: comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). On Wednesday, it will hurtle between the orbits of Earth and Mars at a relative speed of 128,500 mph. Its nucleus is thought to be about a mile across, with its tails extending millions of miles. The comet isn’t expected to be nearly as bright as Neowise in 2020, or Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s. But "it will be bright by virtue of its close Earth passage ... which allows scientists to do more experiments and the public to be able to see a beautiful comet,” University of Hawaii astronomer Karen Meech said in an email. Scientists are confident in their orbital calculations putting the comet's last swing through the solar system's planetary neighborhood at 50,000 years ago. But they don't know how close it came to Earth or whether it was even visible to the Neanderthals, said Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. When it returns, though, is tougher to judge. Every time the comet skirts the sun and planets, their gravitational tugs alter the iceball’s path ever so slightly, leading to major course changes over time. Another wild card: jets of dust and gas streaming off the comet as it heats up near the sun. “We don’t really know exactly how much they are pushing this comet around,” Chodas said. The comet — a time capsule from the emerging solar system 4.5 billion years ago — came

February 6.February 7-9Look southwest, between constellation Auriga and the planet Mars, at approximately 9pm your local time on February 7, 8 and 9.February 10Look southwest, two degrees to the upper left of Mars, at approximately 9 pm your local time on February 10.Note: If you live in a big city or an outlying suburb, sighting this comet is going to be a difficult—if not an impossible task. Even for those who are blessed with dark and starry skies, finding ZTF could be a bit of a challenge. Comets are notoriously unpredictable.The next and last time to catch the Green Comet will be 2/10.Watch Comet ZTF live now:Nothing beats seeing space with your own eyes, but if you live in an area with lots of light pollution, here is a view for you. (Doesn’t look like a green comet, does it?)More Information About Viewing ZTFAs for the tail, comets can shed two types, composed of dust and gas. Dust tails are far brighter and more spectacular to the eye than gas tails, because dust is a very effective reflector of Sunlight. The most spectacular comets are dusty and can produce long, bright tails making them awesome and impressive celestial spectacles.Gas tails on the other hand appear much fainter and glow with a bluish hue. The gas is activated by the ultraviolet rays of the Sun, making the tail glow in much the same way that black light causes phosphorescent paint to light up. Unfortunately, gas tails produced by most comets, appear long, stringy thin, and quite faint; impressive in photographs but underwhelming visually. And that’s what we’re currently seeing with ZTF.Finally, when the ZTF is at its brightest in late January and early February, it’s going to have to compete with another celestial object: the Moon. During that same time frame, the Moon will be near full phase (The Full Snow Moon is on February 5th). Blazing in the night sky like a giant spotlight, the full Moon will make trying to see a relatively dim and diffuse object like Comet ZTF even more difficult.Other Viewable CometsThere are nearly a dozen

This photo provided by Dan Bartlett shows comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Dec. 19. It last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It is expected to come within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of Earth on Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. (Dan Bartlett via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years.The dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years.So do look up, contrary to the title of the killer-comet movie “Don’t Look Up.”Discovered less than a year ago, this harmless green comet already is visible in the northern night sky with binoculars and small telescopes, and possibly the naked eye in the darkest corners of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s expected to brighten as it draws closer and rises higher over the horizon through the end of January, best seen in the predawn hours. By Feb. 10, it will be near Mars, a good landmark.Skygazers in the Southern Hemisphere will have to wait until next month for a glimpse.Graphic showing location of the green cometWhile plenty of comets have graced the sky over the past year, “this one seems probably a little bit bigger and therefore a little bit brighter and it’s coming a little bit closer to the Earth’s orbit,” said NASA’s comet and asteroid-tracking guru, Paul Chodas.Green from all the carbon in the gas cloud, or coma, surrounding the nucleus, this long-period comet was discovered last March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility, a wide field camera at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory. That explains its official, cumbersome name: comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).On Wednesday, it will hurtle between the orbits

Scientists are encouraging residents of the Chicago area to look toward the skies this week for a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, as a comet will make its closest approach to Earth in its orbit.The “green comet,” formally known as Comet C/2022 E3, will be visible in the night sky all week long, but by the time Wednesday arrives it will be just over 25 million miles from Earth, meaning that it could potentially be visible to the naked eye in darker areas.According to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, the comet will be “just slightly brighter than 6th magnitude,” meaning that it will be at the “faintest (level of light) an object can be seen without optical aid in a very clear, dark sky.”Still, scientists say that those looking to see the comet should try to search for it with binoculars or a telescope to get a better view.The best way to see the comet will be to look northward, with the comet tracing a path between the constellations Perseus and Auriga.Astronomers do caution that the comet’s light could be somewhat washed out by the waxing gibbous moon, which will be making its way across the sky during the evening hours.It should reach its brightest point on Wednesday, when it comes within 26 million miles of Earth. It will come through the orbits of Earth and Mars at a speed of approximately 128,500 miles per hour. Its nucleus is thought to be about a mile across, with its tails extending behind it by millions of miles. Local You’ll have to act quickly to see it, as it will find its way back toward Mars by Feb. 10, and then slowly disappear from the night sky, likely not returning to our Solar System for millions of years.According to NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, gravitational tugs from the sun and the planets alter the ice ball’s path, leading to major course corrections over time.The comet came from what’s known as the Oort Cloud, which is located well beyond Pluto. The haven for comets, which has existed since the formation of the Solar System 4.5 billion years ago, is thought to stretch more than one-quarter of the way to the next-closest star to our solar system.