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.

Image Description and Details :

Data Acquired from: Telescope live.Location: IC Astronomy Observatory, SpainScope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6Focal Reducer: 0.73Mount: Paramount MX+Astrodon SHO FiltersTotal Integration Time: 24 hrs. 50 minsProcessing in Deep Sky Stacker, Pixinsight, Photoshop

Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti