When and How to Spot the ‘Devil Comet’ - NASA Blogs
Apr 5, 2024 · Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is one of the brightest known periodic comets. It earned the nickname of “devil comet” in 2023 when an outburst caused the comet to have an asymmetrical appearance, like having horns. It comes around every 71 years and is currently getting brighter as it flies toward the Sun.
Here's how to see 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks at its …
Apr 17, 2024 · From Feb. 25 to April 5, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will take a track from north of the Great Square of Pegasus to Aries the Ram. One of the best times to spot the comet with your naked-eye will be...
Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal …
Apr 19, 2024 · This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.
City-size comet racing toward Earth regrows 'horns' after massive ...
Oct 16, 2023 · The cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, has re-sprouted its distinctive "horns" after its second major eruption in four months.
‘Devil comet’ is about to make its closest approach of Earth
Jun 1, 2024 · An unusual horned comet, nicknamed the “devil comet,” will make its closest approach of Earth on Sunday. Observers in the Southern Hemisphere may glimpse it.
12P/Pons–Brooks - Wikipedia
12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. [9] Comets with an orbital period of 20–200 years are referred to as Halley-type comets. It is one of the brightest known periodic comets, reaching an absolute visual magnitude of about 5 …
A 'horned' comet may be visible during the 2024 total solar eclipse
Apr 2, 2024 · An unusual "horned" comet is now visible in the night sky — and it may even make a rare appearance during the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks can currently be seen in...
'Devil comet' will bring its horns swooping by Earth this summer - NBC News
A comet with two distinct “horns” of gas and ice, earning it the nickname “devil comet” is speeding through the inner solar system and may be visible to the naked eye in the spring when it...
Comet Pons-Brooks: How and When to See It - The New York Times
Apr 16, 2024 · The comet, a green ball of ice, caught the attention of the public last July, when it looked as if it had sprouted horns after an outburst through its dusty atmosphere. Some likened the comet’s...
Look up to see the ‘devil comet’ now and during the total eclipse - CNN
Mar 21, 2024 · An unusual horned comet notable for a series of recent outbursts will be visible in the night sky for the remainder of March — and astronomers expect the so-called devil comet to make a rare...