‘Pretty faint’: Clear skies, binoculars or telescope needed to see rare green-tailed comet

The comet, dubbed C/2022 E3, was discovered last year by astronomers in California and stands out for its green tail in photographs.

“Unfortunately, it’s pretty faint.

This comet right now sits on the verge of naked-eye visibility out in the country.

Scientists can learn about the early makeup of the solar system from comets, which are made up of ice and dust.

“Carbon is sort of the building blocks of life, indicating again that cometary material contains some of the building blocks needed for life to actually come about,” Florian said.

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