"Captivating Time-Lapse: Witness the Mesmerizing Journey of a Green Comet Near Earth"
Professional photographer Miguel Claro has created a stunning 4K time-lapse video showcasing the one-month journey of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) past Earth. The video captures the comet's greenish coma, white dust tail, and a "disconnection event" where part of the plasma tail was uprooted and carried away by the solar wind. The comet also reveals a rare "anti-tail" that gradually changes its angle as Earth crosses its orbital plane. Claro's video includes rapid greenish meteors, close encounters with galaxies, and the comet's fast movement against the starry sky. The footage is a result of capturing and processing almost 1 terabyte of data from 521 final images.