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Hi all! Last night I got my first view of C/2022 E3 ZTF. I used my 10 inch dob from my bortle 6 backyard.
Despite being at 18° elevation in the constellation Auriga it appeared bright at low power (70x) and did have a greenish hue in it's coma. I could make out its tail with averted vision. At 343x magnification it's coma appeared slightly elongated. I observed it at 8:30pm WAST.
In the 15 minutes was observing it, it had already moved appreciably. This comet is truly flying! This is the brightest comet I have seen so far through my scope. I encourage you all to get out and take a look at it, it's a beautiful sight!
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