By Fabrizio Pinto | 2023-01-29
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On 01/28/2023 01:00 am by David Hoskin| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
I imaged Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) early Saturday morning after moonset. The green color due to ultraviolet excitation of diatomic carbon from organic compounds is prominent. A short, broad tail is visible.
ZWO ASI533MC Pro camera, Optolong L-Pro filter, Celestron Omni XLT150 reflector, SkyWatcher EQ6R Pro mount
11 2-minute subs plus calibration frames were stacked with DeepSkyStacker in comet mode. Post-processing used Photoshop and Photoscape X.