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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2023 February 7   
      The featured image shows Comet ZTF with a long tail between two famous   
      star asterisms: the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper. The image depicts   
       the Little Dipper near the top of the image, and the Big Dipper near   
       the bottom. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                              A Comet and Two Dippers   
      Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava   
      
      Explanation: Can you still see the comet? Yes. Even as C/2022 E3 (ZTF)   
      fades, there is still time to see it if you know where and when to   
      look. Geometrically, Comet ZTF has passed its closest to both the Sun   
      and the Earth and is now headed back to the outer Solar System. Its   
      orbit around the Sun has it gliding across the northern sky all month,   
      after passing near Polaris and both the Big and Little Dippers last   
      month. Pictured, Comet ZTF was photographed between the two dippers in   
      late January while sporting an ion tail that extended over 10 degrees.   
      Now below naked-eye visibility, Comet ZTF can be found with binoculars   
      or a small telescope and a good sky map. A good time to see the comet   
      over the next week is after the Sun sets -- but before the Moon rises.   
      The comet will move nearly in front of Mars in a few days   
      
                  Comet ZTF Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD   
                           Tomorrow's picture: wind star   
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