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Attached is an observation of the comet C/2022 E3 ZTF made early this morning.  The sky was fairly transparent, although the comet was somewhat low down.  The nucleus seems to be somewhat diffuse although a brighter centre could be seen along with hints of a tail.  A definite greenish tint was present at the centre of it.  Alas there were no suitable field stars visible to attempt a magnitude estimate, but if I was to make a rough guess I'd say it is probably around Mv~6.3.

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