'Neanderthal' comet is now visible and will get brighter over next two weeks

If you can brave the current plunging temperatures, you may want to get outside after dark and look upwards.
A comet, not seen in the night sky since the time of the Neanderthals, is set to make a dramatic reappearance.
Towards the end of January and at the start of February, comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be visible with the naked eye.
The bright green spec was discovered back in March 2022 and reached perihelion (its closest point to the sun) on the 12th of January.
After whipping round our star, it’ll become most visible from Earth over the next two weeks and in early February before it zooms off into space again – likely never to be seen again.
The very best day to see it – when it's at the closest point to Earth – will be the night of 1st February.
'Neanderthal' comet is now visible and will get brighter over next two weeks