StarDate Susitna – January 15, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming

January 17, 2023 |

In this StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks about the new comet: when, where and how to see it. 

Okanagan Centre RASC: Sean Perdue &emdash; Comet ZTF Jan 6/23

Photo credit Sean Perdue. Photo is from https://rascoc.zenfolio.com/p630380820/h53190F62#h53190f62 With thanks to my astro-friend, Dave Gamble of the Okanagan Center RASC astronomy club for his continuing help and comments.

Positions of the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the starry sky between 14 January and 16 February 2023. Credit graphics to Bautsch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2022_E3_(ZTF)#:~:text=During%20its%20closest%20approach%20to,front%20of%20Hyades%20star%20cluster.