Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)  ·  Contains:  The star 1 Lac
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó
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After several days of bad weather, it was the last opportunity to image the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks before the Moon took center stage. In this image taken on February 13, 2024, the Moon was already present with a 20% illuminated fraction. Despite the peri-urban sky illumination, it was fortunately quite transparent, allowing the capture of the ion tail that had been very active for a couple of weeks, revealing some structural details, especially a long and very narrow jet that extends beyond the frame of the frame. The comet's brightness is magnitude 7.2, and the red star in the lower right corner is 1 Lacertae with a magnitude of 4.

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