Earlier this year, skywatchers were thrilled to learn that Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will appear in the darkened sky during the April 2024 total solar eclipse. The comet will hang northeast of the eclipsed Sun, visible with binoculars or perhaps even the naked eye during totality. But, it turns out, Pons-Brooks isn’t satisfied to wait until nextContinue reading “Comet Pons-Brooks just had an outburst — here’s how to find it”
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