Date: 2024/04/17 | File Size: 67.83 MB |
Duration: 00:00:09 | Frame Size: 3840 x 2160 |
A timelapse video shows 12P/Pons–Brooks Comet, Jupiter and the Moon disappearing behind horizon from l'aquila, Italy, on April 10th, 2024. Crescent moon and Jupiter were in conunction and visible to the West after sunset. 12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. The "devil" comet will reach its perihelion (closest distance from the Sun) on April 21st 2024.