Comet ZTF E3 is now passing by the bowl of the Little Dipper, making an almost
right triangle with the two end stars of the bowl, Pherkad and Kochab (which we
just missed capturing on this image, off to the bottom). You maybe can
barely tell that the tail of the comet is pointing off to the left. The
comet was very nice
in binoculars, however although it could be seen with the unaided eye, it was
very faint. I'm sure with darker skies and more importantly better dark
adaptation, it would be more easily visible. A less processed view of the
comet in almost exactly the same frame of view is below:
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