Comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT)

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long period comet from the Oort cloud that was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 2 March 2022. The comet has a bright green glow around its nucleus which is due to the effect of sunlight on its molecules, especially diatomic carbon and cyanogen.

For the first time in 50,000 years Comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT) on Jun 31, 2023 ASB photographer and asteroid hunter Anthony Wright captured the comet in the night sky. 27 million miles of our planet with a 200 mm lens on a Canon 5D mark 4.