🌌 Object Information
Name/Designation: C/2022 E3 (ZTF) – The Green Comet
Object Type: Non-Periodic Comet
Distance from Earth: ~42 million km (0.28 AU) at time of capture
Apparent Magnitude: ~5.0 (on February 1, 2023)
📅 Imaging Info
Date: February 1, 2023
- Location: Athens, Greece
Frames: 20 × 60″ exposures (20m)
Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C
Bortle Scale: 8/9 (city sky)
🔭 Equipment & Guiding
Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro
Filter: Baader UV/IR Cut Luminance 2″
Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector
Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini
🛠️ Software
Astro Photography Tool (APT)
Sharpcap
PHD2 Guiding
Adobe Photoshop
Siril