by Joe Stieber » Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:48 am
Ann wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:28 am
By the way, I believe that Petr Horalek's image shows the location of Comet ZTF as of January 26, 2023.
Ann
Ann,
Indeed, the position of C/2022 E3 (ZTF)'s nucleus is consistent with about 01 to 02 UT on January 26, 2023.
On the evening of February 6, 2023, under a nearly full Moon in the New Jersey Pinelands, I saw E3 easily with 15x56 binoculars near the base of the "Kids" triangle towards Capella in Auriga. About a degree north of E3, I was also able to barely discern the much dimmer comet, C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) with my 115 mm spotting scope at 70x around 10 pm EST (Feb 7, 03 UT). I'm hoping for clear skies as the Moon rises later in the coming days.
Joe
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By the way, I believe that Petr Horalek's image shows the location of Comet ZTF as of January 26, 2023.
Ann
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Ann,
Indeed, the position of C/2022 E3 (ZTF)'s nucleus is consistent with about 01 to 02 UT on January 26, 2023.
On the evening of February 6, 2023, under a nearly full Moon in the New Jersey Pinelands, I saw E3 easily with 15x56 binoculars near the base of the "Kids" triangle towards Capella in Auriga. About a degree north of E3, I was also able to barely discern the much dimmer comet, C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) with my 115 mm spotting scope at 70x around 10 pm EST (Feb 7, 03 UT). I'm hoping for clear skies as the Moon rises later in the coming days.
Joe