The Devil Comet – 12P/Pons-Brooks

Image Title: The Devil Comet – 12P/Pons-Brooks

Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti, Samit Saha

Date image was taken: February 28, 2024

Location: Gharwan, Himachal Pradesh, India

Image Description and Details: 𝟐𝐏 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤:
Comet Pons-Brooks, also known as Comet Brooks 2, is a periodic comet that was discovered independently by astronomers Jean-Louis Pons and William Robert Brooks. It belongs to the Jupiter-family of comets, meaning its orbit is strongly influenced by Jupiter's gravitational pull.
Like many comets, it consists of a nucleus of ice, dust, and rocky particles, surrounded by a glowing coma and often trailed by a luminous tail. These features result from the sublimation of volatile compounds as the comet approaches the Sun, releasing gas and dust into space.
The volatile compounds contained within comets are thought to be remnants from the formation of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago, offering clues about the conditions and processes that occurred during that time.
Samit Raz Saha captured this stunning Comet and has given me the opportunity to post process the data.
DOP: 28.02.2024
Location – Gharwan, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nikon Z6 II
Samyang 135 mm F2.0
Sky: 25 X 60 sec, F2.0, ISO 400
FG: 60 sec ISO 200
Pixinsight, Photoshop
Author: Samit Saha, Basudeb Chakrabarti

Equipment Details: Instrument – SGP, Nikon Z6ii + Samyang 135, f/2 with Benro Tripod

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