Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aries (Ari)  ·  Contains:  34 Ari)  ·  37 Ari  ·  42 Ari)  ·  43 Ari  ·  46 Ari)  ·  48 Ari)  ·  57 Ari)  ·  The star 38 Ari  ·  The star 45 Ari  ·  The star 47 Ari  ·  The star Al Butain I (π Ari  ·  The star Al Butain II (ρ Ari  ·  The star Al Butain III (ε Ari  ·  The star Botein (δ Ari  ·  The star Koleon (μ Ari  ·  The star ο Ari  ·  The star σ Ari
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction, Pepe Chambó
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction, Pepe Chambó
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction

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Farewelling the northern hemisphere skies, barely above the evening horizon, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was part of a beautiful planetary conjunction on April 10, 2024, alongside Jupiter, Uranus, and the two-day-old waxing crescent Moon saturating with its light the long exposure required to reveal the structural details of the comet's tail.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in planetary conjunction, Pepe Chambó

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