Known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, the rarely seen comet prone to colorful outbursts could soon be viewed without a telescope or binoculars.
People await the partial lunar eclipse over Vienna, on July 16, 2019. Astronomers say the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will soon be visible to the naked eye.People await the partial lunar eclipse over Vienna, on July 16, 2019. Astronomers say the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will soon be visible to the naked eye.A rarely-seen comet with a reputation for colorful flare-ups is once again visible from Earth.are frozen artifacts from the solar system's formation made of dust, rock and ice.
The volatile outbursts of 12P/Pons-Brooks can also give the celestial body a horseshoe-shape resembling horns, which led to its popular nickname: the"devil comet."by pointing a telescope or binoculars toward the constellation Pisces in the early evening. Astronomers say it will soon be visible to the naked eye, too.
The comet was first observed by French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons in 1812, and then it was accidentally found again — or"recovered" — by American astronomer William Brooks in 1883,
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