Step 1: Go outside Step 2: Look up
ZTF has been making its approach towards the Sun this week, lighting up like a bright-green-and-blueish lightbulb in shots taken by observatories around the world.found in the comet, a common reactive molecule.
The comet will technically come closest to Earth on February 1, at which point it may become visible to the unaided eye — but astronomers aren't taking their chances, as comets and their trajectories areZTF was first discovered in March 2022 by astronomers Frank Masci and Bryce Bolin at the California-based Palomar Observatory. It's been lighting up the night sky ever since, but only recently grew in brightness as it approaches its closest point to Earth.
If you want to have a look at the comet for yourself during its upcoming closest approach, maybe give University of Toronto astronomer"Just hold your device up to the sky and find the red target marker on the screen," the app's description reads. "That's where the comet is!"
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