Green comet comes closest to earth, stargazers and space enthusiasts thrilled

As per Space.com, this comet got its green colour due to its chemical composition which is a result of a collision between carbon-based molecules and sunlight.

The fireball’s proximity to the earth created unique conditions that allowed one to view it through the naked eye, provided the sky was clear and one stayed further from light pollution.

Once in a lifetime 🔥🔥#GreenComet pic.twitter.com/Vz4cSZ3QQ7

— weedi (@weedi_cosplay) February 1, 2023

The green comet I captured last night. This is about 45 min pic.twitter.com/jzAqHucB7W

— Matt Graves (@GravesSpectrum) January 29, 2023

Green comet will be seen after 50,000 Years. So many humans have come to this world and gone during this time. And it will continue for billions of years.

— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) February 1, 2023

*sighs*#greencomet pic.twitter.com/fj2l4mW3nI

— 🟣 Stemble (@Stemble_) February 1, 2023

me searching for this green comet and having no such luck 💀 pic.twitter.com/MKDCxmkz6e

— JAY DAY | H | HAYLEY WILLIAMS SMILED AT ME (@decodethemonstr) February 2, 2023

Tonight, a green comet named C/2022 E3 (Z.T.F.) will be visible in the night sky as it traverses our part of the solar system. The last time this ball of dust and ice passed by, Earth still had mammoths, giant sloths, woolly rhinos, giant wombats, and other ice age beasts.

— Dr. Jacquelyn Gill (@JacquelynGill) February 2, 2023

Spectacular image of the #greencomet ! pic.twitter.com/N67np6PTLB

— Stephanie E Suarez (@geologiststephy) February 2, 2023

Drove 3 hours to see a green comet. Didn’t see anything in the sky but did meet some interesting deer 🦌 pic.twitter.com/229dcBfAZ6

— Blanc (@banckrolls) February 2, 2023

I found you 🔭 ☄️ #CometaZTF #cometaverde #greencomet pic.twitter.com/AxXpro2Wbp

— XavØ (@Javick01) February 1, 2023

On Wednesday, many people successfully managed to spot the blazing meteoroid. Many were also able to capture it in high quality on special cameras made for astrophotography. Soon, Twitter was brimming with videos and pictures of the green cosmic rock, while many people also lamented about not being able to spot it due to poor weather conditions.

Dr Jacquelyn Gill, who is a paleoecologist and Assistant Professor of climate science at the University of Maine, tweeted, “Tonight, a green comet named C/2022 E3 (Z.T.F.) will be visible in the night sky as it traverses our part of the solar system. The last time this ball of dust and ice passed by, Earth still had mammoths, giant sloths, woolly rhinos, giant wombats, and other ice age beasts.”

Interestingly, controversial actor Kamaal R Khan also tweeted about the comet and wrote, “Green comet will be seen after 50,000 Years. So many humans have come to this world and gone during this time. And it will continue for billions of years.”