Surely in recent days you have heard or read a lot about the so-called green comet, which will be visiting Earth in the first days of February, something that has not happened for 50,000 years, when it was the last time it was close to our planet.
The green comet, whose scientific name is C/2022 E3 (ZTF), is highly striking, not only for the scientific community but also for the general public, due to its particular color and brightness, which allows us to see it with the naked eye. view on the night sky.
No person should miss this astronomical phenomenon, since we are truly privileged to be able to observe it. To do this, all you need is to stay awake or get up at dawn and also locate the quadrant in the sky where it will appear, something that seems impossible to do if we are not experts in the field.
However, iPhone owners can easily do so with the help of an app called Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF, which is available for free on the App Store.
Once you have downloaded it, open it and press the first button that appears; the app will ask you for permission to know your location, which you need to accept for it to work properly, and once you have done so, it will show you a sky map with all the constellations adapted to your position.
You must point your iPhone towards the sky and turn until you find the red symbol of the green comet. As an aid, astronomy experts indicate that its visibility is better from the northern hemisphere.
From this step, being able to appreciate the green comet will depend more on you, as well as on the atmospheric conditions that exist at that moment. Remember that the maximum visibility of the comet will be on February 1 and 2.
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