GREEN #COMET, RED PLANET: Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) is having a close encounter with #Mars. Alan Dyer of Gleichen, Alberta, photographed them together in the constellation Taurus on Feb. 10th:

"The passage of Comet C/0222 E3 (ZTF) less than 1 degree from Mars made for a photogenic grouping," says Dyer. "I shot it with several focal lengths framing the entire constellation of Taurus, then zooming in to frame the main star clusters in Taurus, then zooming in even more to frame just the comet and Mars, with Mars at the end of a long filament of dark interstellar dust."

The two celestial bodies are a study in contrast. Mars is red (due to rust in the planet's regolith). Comet ZTF is green (due to diatomic carbon in its atmosphere). Mars is 100 times brighter and easy to see with the unaided eye. Comet ZTF is nearly invisible.

Astrophotographers, point your optics at Mars and take a long exposure. The comet will appear nearby.
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