夜空中的庞斯-布鲁克斯彗星
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北半球春天的庞士-布鲁克斯彗星
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彗星12P/庞士-布鲁克斯的彗尾结构
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织女星与彗星12P/庞士-布鲁克斯
2023年12月8日 Vega and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett Explanation: On December 4, periodic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks shared this telescopic field of view with Vega, alpha star of the northern constellation Lyra. Fifth brightest star in planet Earth’s night, Vega is some 25 light-years distant while the much fainter comet was about 21 light-minutes away. In recent months, outbursts have caused dramatic increases in brightness for Pons-Brooks though. Nicknamed the Devil Comet for its hornlike appearance, fans of interstellar spaceflight have also suggested the distorted shape of this comet’s large coma looks like the Millenium Falcon. A Halley-type comet, 12P/Pons-Brooks last visited the inner Solar System in 1954. Its next perihelion passage or closest approach to the Sun will be April 21, 2024. That’s…