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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is the brightest long period comet since C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), back in 2020. Coming from the Oort cloud, a body of icy planetesimals 2,000-100,000 AU away, this comet had an incredible inbound orbital period of 50,000 years! Additionally, ZTF has a high abundance of C2, which creates its wonderful green color!

Acquisition Date: January 26, 2023

Acquisition Site: San Carlos, CA

Subframes: L 25 x 60s (1×1 binning), R 20 x 60s (1×1 binning), G 20 x 60s (1×1 binning), B 20 x 60s (1×1 binning), 1 hour 25 minutes total integration

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro, Takahashi FSQ-106 EDXIII, Astro-Physics 1200GTO, Baader LRGB

Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, SharpCap, APCC Pro, PixInsight, Apple Photos

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