That is a gorgeous image of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś), which is closest to Earth today, but at a distance of 1.012 AU.

That is a gorgeous image of Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś), which is closest to Earth today, but at a distance of 1.012 AU.

Requires binoculars or a telescope and a dark sky to see it in the evening sky.

The comet sports a characteristic green coma, a 5° long ion tail and 3 shorter dust tails.

The high inclination Oort cloud comet has a hyperbolic trajectory and will leave the solar system.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260217.html
https://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2024_E1_(Wierzcho%C5%9B)
Image Credit: José J. Chambó
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