Listen Up Another Comet for next Year, 12p

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A volcanic eruption apparently.

12P/Pons-Brooks | astro.vanbuitenen.nl

 

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Absolutely no guarantee this might be an interesting comet.

'Millennium Falcon' Comet Sprouts Icy Wings as It Loops around the Sun

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, headed for its closest encounter with the sun next year, has started to heat up, leading to a cinematic outburst of icy volcanism

www.scientificamerican.com

 

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And again

Exploding comet 'sprouts horns' as it streaks towards Earth

Or does it look more like the Millennium Falcon?

metro.co.uk

 

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Continuous outbursts from the nucleus.

Comet 12P Pons-Brooks in outburst again - Comet Observing and Imaging - Cloudy Nights

Comet 12P Pons-Brooks in outburst again - posted in Comet Observing and Imaging: Comet 12P Pons-Brooks had another significant outburst of about 2 magnitudes on December 14th. This mosaic shows the comet on December 11-14 2023 as it moves against the star background. These images were captured...

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Still a couple of magnitudes higher than expected.

 

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Now just about visible with binoculars

Star Maps of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks | TheSkyLive

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APOD: 2024 February 16 - Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

apod.nasa.gov

 

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Now visible with average binoculars, though there is far too much cloud here at the moment. Perhaps Sunday, the only dry day for another week.

Amazing photos of 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from around the world

The comet may brighten enough to be visible to the naked eye.

www.space.com

 

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Potentially visible tonght (no rain) from England, along with Mercury, both in Pisces constellation (WNW).

The Sky Tonight | TheSkyLive.com

A resource to help you plan tonight's observation of astronomical events and Solar System objects.

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A relatively clear sky to the west, but the streetlights came on some 20 mins before sunset when it was still light enough to see everything for another hour unless you are visually impaired or stupid.

No rain tomorrow according to the forecast so I'll visit the heath near the house and try again.

 

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No rain but full cloud cover, so bailing.

 

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Tonight is full on wet, as is the remainder of the week.

 

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Cloud is clearing,but it will have to be quicker than currently. Mercury should have been easy this evening.

Star Maps of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks | TheSkyLive

 

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And no chance. Cloud plus lights

 

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I forgot to check times last night and it was relatively cloud free.

Tonight it is not too far from Uranus and half way is Jupiter (easy to spot).

Hoping for better /less - cloud at the moment.

Star Maps of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks | TheSkyLive

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20.30 tonight, perhaps........

Star Maps of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks | TheSkyLive

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Still cloudy.

 

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And, clearing.

 

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Given up, absolutely nothing in the location.

 

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If thats Jupiter in the image its probably lost in the twilight.

No chance of seeing it up here - we are totally clouded out yet again.

 

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I think the one pinpoint of light was Aldebaran.