A starry sky is pictured with a long bright streak running diagonally from the lower left to the upper right. The lower left part of the sky sky orange sprinkled with a few dark clouds. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中星空璀璨，一条长长的明亮条纹从左下方斜向延伸至右上方。天空的左下方为橙色，天空中飘浮着几朵乌云。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
A dark star filled sky is shown with the wisps extending the length of the image. The wisps are the two tails of Comet 12P. A particularly bright star is visible near the bottom of the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示的是一片布满暗星的天空，其中的几缕光线延伸到了图像的长度。这是彗星12P的两条彗尾。在画面底部附近可以看到一颗特别明亮的恒星。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2023年1月27日 Comet ZTF: Orbital Plane Crossing Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett Explanation: The current darling of the northern night, Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is captured in this telescopic image from a dark sky location at June Lake, California. Of course Comet ZTF has been growing brighter in recent days, headed for its closest approach to Earth on February 1. But this view was recorded on January 23, very close to the time planet Earth crossed the orbital plane of long-period Comet ZTF. The comet’s broad, whitish dust tail is still curved and fanned out away from the Sun as Comet ZTF sweeps along its orbit. Due to perspective near the orbital plane crossing, components of the fanned out dust tail appear on both sides…
