Green comet to become visible for first time in 50,000 years
looks for space objects such as asteroids and comets using two different methods.
A machine learning algorithm developed by Frank Masci of Caltech then looks for “fuzzy” objects that might be moving comets, or compares multiple images of the same object to follow its line of motion.“Roughly, in the night sky that’s accessible to us, there are about one and a half billion stars. You know, the 300,000th star is not that interesting. But then what we have to do is use computer techniques to find the interesting objects,” Prince said.
On Thursday, Jan. 12, Comet C/2022 E3 will reach perihelion, its closest approach to the sun. This will make a good time to begin looking for the comet at night. but it is already visible with the help of a telescope and will continue to be visible through mid-February.“It has to be a dark sky and moonless in the sky,” Prince said.
Even though this is considered a bright “naked-eye” comet, using a pair of binoculars will definitely help. To find the comet, look for a bright, fuzzy object.
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