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I've read recent online news media posts about Comet ZTF with a mix of humor and alarm. All this talk about a rare, green comet streaking across the sky that was last seen by the Neanderthals.First, lots of comets are green — at least in the telescope. The color comes from carbon, which glows a striking aqua green when energized by the sun's ultraviolet (UV) light. The hue shows up beautifully in time exposure photographs, and it's occasionally visible in brighter comets when viewed through a telescope. But as far as the naked eye or even binoculars, it's a rare sight. My daughter and I share Comet Neowise together at dawn on a buggy July morning in 2020.Contributed / Bob King While it's true the comet last passed this way some 50,000 years ago, it's very unlikely any Homo sapiens or Neanderthals noticed it unless ZTF made an exceptionally close approach to Earth. This time around it passes relatively nearby but won't be bright in the traditional sense like Comets NEOWISE (in 2020) and Hale-Bopp (1997). With those, you could just step outside, allow a few minutes to get used to the dark and ba-boom — there they were!Comet ZTF is visible in binoculars right now but only from a reasonably dark sky with a minimum of light pollution. Through my 10x50s it's a small, fuzzy glow about 1/3 the size of the full moon with a brighter center and whiff of a tail pointing north. Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) marches up the northern sky in the next two weeks. To find it, face north and use the labeled stars on the map to help point you to the comet. Brighter stars have proper names. Fainter ones bear letters of the Greek alphabet. In mid-January, ZTF is still low in the northeastern sky before midnight. But by the third week of January it will be easy to view during convenient evening hours. Contributed / Stellarium with additions by Bob King Through a 6-inch or larger telescope, the comet becomes increasingly more impressive. In my 15-inch scope it reveals a bright, dense core (called the nuclear region) buried in a fuzzy coma that sprouts a lovely, fan-shaped tail. No color is visible. At least for now, Comet ZTF is still too faint to see without optical aid, but as you'll learn, that may change later this month. Observers estimate its current

Naked eye.When and where to see Comet ZTFDuring the latter part of January into early February, ZTF may become bright enough to be glimpsed with the naked eye. Use a reliable star map (or app) to track the night-by-night change in position relative to the background stars and constellations. Below are dates and approximate locations. We recommend going outside and looking northwest at approximately 9 pm local time (no matter where you are).January 12-14Look towards constellation Corona Borealis before sunrise from January 12-14.January 14-20Look towards constellation Boötes before sunrise from January 14-20.January 21The comet will be visible in the night sky (previously only visible in the early morning hours). Look north, above the Big Dipper—between the constellations Boötes and Draco—at approximately 9 pm local time on January 21. The new Moon on this night should make the comet easy to spot!Comet ZTF locations, courtesy of the MISAO Project.January 22-25Look north, Find the Big Dipper and look above, near the constellation Draco (The Dragon) from January 22-25.January 26-27Look to the left of the Big Dipper (several degrees to the east of the Little Dipper) on January 26. On the following night, look north, three degrees to the upper right of orange Beta Ursae Minoris (formerly known as Kochab), the brightest of the two outer stars in the Little Dipper’s bowl. We recommend 8-10 pm your local time.January 29-30Look north and find Polaris (the North Star) and look to east (to the right) on January 29-30 at approximately 9pm your local time.February 1Look near the constellation Camelopardalis on February 1. (Comet ZTF reaches its closest point to Earth on this day.)February 2-4Look between the constellations Camelopardalis and Auriga from February 2-4. (Although we don’t recommend trying to locate the green comet during these days due to the brightness of the full Moon.)February 5Look towards the brilliant yellow-white star Capella (in the constellation Auriga). We do not recommend looking for the green comet on this date due to the full Moon.February 6Look within the triangle known as “The Kids” star pattern in Auriga, directly overhead at around 8 pm your local time on

This page shows Comet C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time. The celestial coordinates, magnitude, distances and speed are updated in real time and are computed using high quality data sets provided by the JPL Horizons ephemeris service (see acknowledgements for details). The sky map shown in the background represents a rectangular portion of the sky 60x40 arcminutes wide. By comparison the diameter of the full Moon is about 30 arcmins, so the full horizontal extent of the map is approximately 2 full Moons wide. Depending on the device you are using, the map can be dragged horizondally or vertically using the mouse or touchscreen. The deep sky image in the background is provided by the Digitized Sky Survey (acknowledgements). Current close conjunctions List of bright objects (stars brighter than magnitude 9.0 and galaxies brighter than magmitude 14.0) close to Comet C/2023 V4 (Camarasa-Duszanowicz) (less than 1.5 degrees): TypeNameMagnitudeArDec StarHIP 82809016h 55m 25s-08° 19’ 13” StarHIP 830778.7216h 58m 33s-09° 43’ 34” StarHIP 830487.56316h 58m 12s-10° 32’ 44” StarHIP 826568.518816h 53m 47s-08° 58’ 13” StarHIP 831468.000416h 59m 31s-07° 57’ 19” StarHIP 828178.891416h 55m 29s-08° 20’ 03” Additional resources 15 Days Ephemerides Interactive Sky Map (Planetarium) Rise & Set Times Distance from Earth Light Curve Orbital Elements Astronomy databases This online sky chart is created using the following astronomy databases and services: The Digitized Sky Survey, a photographic survey of the whole sky created using images from different telescopes, including the Oschin Schmidt Telescope on Palomar Mountain The Hipparcos Star Catalogue, containing more than 100.000 bright stars The PGC 2003 Catalogue, containing information about 1 million galaxies The GSC 2.3 Catalogue, containing information about more than 2 billion stars and galaxies Please see the acknowledgements section.

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Clarity, designed to work seamlessly with other Baader filters.Antlia RGBL Filter Set: This set offers high transmittance rates and sharp colour separation, making it an excellent choice for both amateur and professional astrophotographers.Planetary and Comet FiltersSpecialised filters for planetary and cometary imaging allow you to bring out distinct features in our Solar System neighbours. Planetary filters are generally colour filters that enhance specific features on planets, such as the red spot on Jupiter or the polar ice caps on Mars. Comet filters, like the Lumicon Comet Filter, isolate wavelengths associated with comet emissions, such as cyanogen (CN) and diatomic carbon (C2), allowing you to capture comet tails in greater detail.Uses of Planetary and Comet FiltersThese filters help isolate unique wavelengths that are more pronounced in planets and comets, enhancing details that might otherwise be lost. Planetary filters work well with both monochrome and colour cameras, while comet filters are typically used with OSC cameras to highlight the blue-green colours of comet tails.Pros and Cons of Planetary and Comet FiltersPros:Enhance details of specific targets, bringing out subtle colour differences and contrast.Effective on short-exposure planetary imaging and comet capture.Cons:Limited applications; these filters are not ideal for deep-sky objects.Can be redundant if used in poor seeing conditions, as details can be lost.Popular Planetary and Comet FiltersBaader Contrast Booster: Enhances contrast for planetary imaging, particularly effective on Jupiter and Saturn.Lumicon Comet Filter: Specifically targets comet emissions, helping to reveal the unique structure of comet tails.Astronomik ProPlanet 742: Effective for infrared planetary imaging, especially on Mars, where it can reveal surface details.Choosing the Right Camera and Filters for Your SetupThe effectiveness of these filters also depends on the type of camera you’re using. Here are some considerations:One-Shot Colour (OSC) Cameras: Best paired with light pollution filters or multiband filters like L-eNhance or L-eXtreme, as they

At a distance of 0.012 AU. The comet seems to be fresh from the Oort cloud, meaning that this is likely the first time it has approached the Sun since the birth of our solar system.SpeculationAlthough this comet was over a year from passing closest to the sun, there was a lot of speculation during the first week following its discovery. Here are a few of the details: *Several people have suggested the comet might reach a maximum magnitude of -6 to -10 when the comet is closest to the sun, which would enable it to be seen in broad daylight. As of 2012 September 25, the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams web site indicated a maximum brightness of -13.1 on 2013 November 28 at 21:00 UT.*J. E. Bortle (New York, USA) wrote the following, "based on the development of past major comets with perihelia less than 0.1 AU, together with the earth-comet-sun alignment of 2012 S1 during early to mid December of 2013, and assuming a typical rate of dust production, that the dust tail generated by 2012 S1 might be among the longest ever recorded."*Reinder J. Bouma (Netherlands) first pointed out on 2012 September 24 that the orbit of this is "somewhat similar" to the orbit of the great comet of 1680. Others have suggested the possibility that the 1680 comet and this new comet might have split in the distant past.Concerning the first two points, all have suggested caution until more is known about this comet. In particular, Bortle noted the past incidences of the last few decades, when comets failed to live up to the early expectations. Only time will tell.Will the comet hold together?Astronomer Ignacio Ferrin (Columbia) has published a prediction that comet ISON may be on the verge of disingrating. The prediction was not made using a crystal ball, but using comet research spanning several years. Over a decade ago, Ferrin came up with a new way of studying the brightness behavior of comets. He recently applied this to comet ISON and found an unusual brightness "discontinuity" when the comet was near Jupiter earlier this year. Looking through his analyses of 87 other comets, Ferrin found only two other comets that have shown this same behavior: comet Tabur of 1996 and comet Honig of 2002. Both of these comets disintegrated, hence his recent prediction. The fact that so many observers are now following this comet offers an excellent chance to test Ferrin's prediction. If the comet does indeed break up, it will be the most studied comet event of this kind ever, perhaps allowing astronomers to better understand these events and comets in general. If it does not break up, Ferrin goes back to