# Green comet flaunts its tail in dazzling deep space photo

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/green-comet-flaunts-its-tail-in-dazzling-deep-space-photo/
- Published: 2023-02-02T09:00:03-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as photographed by Miguel Claro in Portugal. Photo credit: Miguel Claro. Article by Miguel Claro. Space.com – February 1, 2023. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) continues to treat skywatchers. Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical “Skyscapes” that connect both Earth and the night sky. Join Miguel here as he takes us through his photograph “Comet E3 ZTF Showing the Tail in Perspective and Immersed in a Colorful Starfield.” […] This image shows a close-up view of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Jan. 22, 2023 immersed in a colorful starfield. Aside from featuring a wonderful greenish coma from the glowing carbon gas being emitted from the comet, the image reveals a rare anti-tail due to the fact that planet Earth was crossing the orbital plane […] Click here to view original web page at www.space.com