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The once-in-a-lifetime green comet threatens FOMO sufferers everywhere tonight

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility in March 2022.

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For one night only! Meet C/2022 E3 (her friends call her the green comet for short).

A potentially unprecedented celestial happening. So trade in your typical evening blue light for some green

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