How and where to spot a green comet that passes close by the Earth tonight for the first time since the Neanderthals roamed the Earth, 50,000 years ago
Comet C/2022 E3 will pass over the Earth on Wednesday night and in the early hours of Thursday morning.
It is due to pass 42 million kilometres away tonight, and in a very dark sky will appear as a faint smudge to those looking for it with the naked eye.Even if the moon is too bright for stargazers to spot the comet on Wednesday night, they might be able to catch a glimpse of it a week later when it passes Mars.
"We understand this as due to light emitted from carbon molecules ejected from the nucleus due to the increase in heat etc during its closest approach to the sun, which happened around 12 January."Some comets approach the sun much closer and are completely evaporated by the intense radiation."
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