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Comet Watch Party

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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long period comet that was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 2 March 2022. The comet’s closest approach to Earth will be on February 1, 2023, at a distance of 0.28 AU, which will be its first observed visit in millions of years. We will be on the rooftop of Grainger Hall to watch the comet doing its tour around the solar system, chat about astronomy, and enjoy …