Breathtaking visuals of Green Comet at its closest to Earth 

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After a journey of 50000 years, the rare green comet came calling again to make its closest approach to Earth on February 2.  (Unsplash)

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Known as Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), this ancient icy comet appeared in greenish hues above Earth. (Unsplash)

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Several space agencies and amateur astronomers have captured the comet in the night sky. Here are some breathtaking visuals of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).  (Unsplash)

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This shows a view of a green comet over Kryoneri, Greece, February 1, 2023.  (Reuters)

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Here, the green comet has been seen from the Pico de las Nieves, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, February 1, 2023.  (Reuters)

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The Comet ZTF has been captured over Caceres, Spain, by astrophotographers Javier Caldera & Miguel Gracia.  (Javier Caldera & Miguel Gracia)

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It shows the green comet while visiting the inner Solar System that has been showing not only a common dust tail, ion tail, and green gas coma. (NASA)

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Astronomers say that they discovered Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on March 2, 2022 with the help of the 48-inch (1.2-meter) Samuel Oschin robotic telescope. (Unsplash)

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The telescope is part of the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), located at Mt. Palomar in southern California. (Unsplash)

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Also, it was the 3rd celestial object found in the fifth month (A, B, C, D, E) of the year. And that’s how it got its name comet 2022 E3 (ZTF). (Unsplash)

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If you are wondering why this comet has green colour pigment, then know that the green glow is due to the presence of carbon gas. (Unsplash)