Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on February 29, 2024, during one of its last outbursts with a brightness at magnitude 5.7, which is clearly visible in this image. It shows a strongly condensed and contrasted green coma enveloping a false bright white nucleus. The ionic tail extends with several jets to the north, the most powerful of which extends beyond the image field with over one degree of length.

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