Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks, David Cruz
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Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks

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My capture of Comet 12p/ pons-brooks, on 4th of March, between 19:30 and 20:30. This very short window was just enough to get some decent exposures before the comet went too low into the horizon. It now features a bright green coma and long tail with some nice curls.

With a magnitude of 7, is almost visible with naked eye under dark skies. I watched it with binoculars and it was quite impressive.

The comet is fast approaching to the sun, and by doing so it gets brighter and brighter, but also closer and closer, so the sun light will wide most of the spectacle.

I also wave a wider fov with a longer tail to edit in the next days.

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Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks, David Cruz