«Devil’s Comet» brightest on April 21 — it happens once every 71 years
On Sunday, April 21, comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (Ponce-Brooks), known as «Devil’s Comet», «Horned Comet», or «Millennium Falcon», has become the most visible in the sky. The celestial body, which visits the solar system once every 71 years, has reached perihelion — the point in its elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
A rare Devil’s comet will sweep over Earth in the coming weeks. How to see?
You’ll need good weather, binoculars or a telescope — and a little bit of luck.
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