Preview of the eclipse comet
Taken by Dr. Gilbert Plumer on March 29, 2024 @
Okeechobee, Florida, USA
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The photo is of "the Devil Comet" (12P/Pons-Brooks) stacked from 15 images (ave. 15" at ISO 11K) through a Celestron 9.25" SCT. When it was dark enough to see the comet thru the 10X60 binocs we had, it was low to the (Western) horizon. We had roughly 30 min. of observing time.
It was about magnitude 4.5. By the solar eclipse, the comet is supposed to be approx. mag. 4 (on its way to a 21 April perihelion), so any total eclipse photographers of course should try to capture it too!
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