Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type periodic comet discovered on July 21, 1812, by French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons, and it is expected to reach its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) on April 21, 2024.
Category: Comet
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a long-period comet discovered on January 9, 2023, that reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) on September 27, 2024.
The Comet is a long-period comet from the Oort cloud that was discovered in early 2023 and made its closest approach to the Sun on September 27.
Processing Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was harder than expected. I still like the result.
Astrophoto with legacy lens. One year after collecting the data the processing finally worked. This material was one of the hardest to process, yet.
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long-period comet discovered on March 2, 2022, that reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) on January 12, 2023, becoming one of the brightest comets observed in recent years.
C/2021 A1 (LEONARD)
Comet C/2021 A1 (LEONARD) was a long-period comet discovered on January 3, 2021, which reached its closest point to the Sun (perihelion) on January 3, 2022.
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) is a long-period comet discovered on May 21, 2017, which reached its closest point to the sun (perihelion) on December 19, 2022.
One of my results of comet ZTF C/2022 E3 in february 2022. I like the bright greenish color of this version.
I used a short clear time frame in the morging hours to capture comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).