Tucson is a perfect place to watch the comet because of our limited light pollution! 🌌☄️✨
A comet named C/2022 E3 will get closer to Earth this month and astronomers say it should be pretty visible to you and me.
Why the complicated name? “It was discovered by an automated system, that's the ZTF part of the name,” he said. “Comets are basically balls of ice and rock and dirt and various elements,” said Joe Pineda with the Denver Astronomical Society. “As the comet gets closer to the sun, it has a tendency to boil off some of the gasses and water and various things, and that gives it the coma, the halo around the nucleus, and the tail. The tail tends to be pointing away from the sun.”
Light pollution in urban areas can hinder your view. The phase of the moon also plays a role. The darker the moon, the better for viewing things in space.
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