Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks could be visible to the unaided eye in the coming weeks, raising hopes of an otherworldly conjunction.
The “Devil Comet,” known formally as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, is set for a rare conjunction alongside the Great North American Total Solar Eclipse on April 8. For skywatchers, this raises the tantalizing prospect of capturing a highly unusual alignment, but it’s not yet certain if the comet will be visible to the unaided eye during the day, even at the height of the eclipse.
” In astronomy, the lower the magnitude, the brighter the appearance. Observers in the Northern Hemisphere can currently spot Pons-Brooks in the early evening inside the Pisces constellation, situated in the low northwestern sky. There’s a good chance Pons-Brooks will be even brighter around perihelion should it experience another big outburst, with the comet likely remaining visible until early May.
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