IMAGES OF COMET 12P/PONS-BROOKS: December 2023 to April 2024
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks passing the bright star Vega
8 December 2023, 2:38UTC - 2:42UTC
ZWO ASI 2600MM + Stellarvue 70T
5 X 60 seconds, luminance filter
FOV = 3.05 X 2.18 degrees
Comet distance from earth 2.49 AU
Comet distance from sun 2.28 AU
Comet 12P/ Pons-Brooks
28 November 2023, 2:21UTC - 2:27UTC
ZWO ASI 2600MM + Stellarvue 70T
5 X 60 seconds, luminance filter
FOV = 1.95 X 1.28 degrees
Moon 96% illuminated, moon altitude 6 degrees.
Comet distance from earth 2.60 AU
Comet distance from sun 2.38 AU
Comet 12P/ Pons-Brook
Camera: Canon Ra
Lens: Sigma 40mm f1.4 Art
Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
Exposure: 10 X 60 seconds, f2, ISO 800
Date: March 8, 2024
Location: Alder Springs Road, Mendocino National Forest, CA
Comet 12P/ Pons-Brooks
13 March 2024
Camera: Canon Ra
Lens: Rokinon 135mm f2
Mount: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
Exposure: 15 X 30 seconds, f2.8, ISO 800
Location: Alder Springs Road, Mendocino National Forest, CA
Comet 12P/ Pons-Brooks
3 April 2024
Image taken just 5 days before the total eclipse of the sun!
Camera: Canon Ra
Lens: Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art
Mount: iOptron Skyguider Pro
Exposure: 10 X 30 seconds, f2, ISO 400
Foreground: Sigma 85mm, f11, ISO 200, 6 seconds at twilight from same spot at comet image
Location: Terlingua, TX