Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks over Italy

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks over Italy

12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with an orbital period between 20 and 200 years. It is also one of the brightest known periodic comets, reaching an absolute visual magnitude ~5 in its approach to perihelion.

Comet Pons-Brooks was discovered at Marseilles Observatory in July 1812 by Jean-Louis Pons.

Technical Details:

Telescopio: Askar fra600 ridotto a f3.9

Camera: Zwo Asi 2600 mc duo

Montatura: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5

Filtro optolong l-pro

Software d'acquisizione Sgpro

8 x 120s

Pixinsight

Photoshop

Image Credit: Gianni Lacroce

Gianni's website: https://www.astrobin.com/users/gianni.lacroce/

Image Date: April 5, 2024

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