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Comet Pons-Brooks Develops Opposing Tails

Image Credit & Copyright: Rolando Ligustri & Lukas Demetz

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A dark star filled sky is shown with the wisps extending the length of the image. The wisps are the two tails of Comet 12P. A particularly bright star is visible near the bottom of the frame.

APOD: 2024 June 4 – Comet Pons Brooks Develops Opposing Tails

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