'Devil Comet' Illuminates Night Sky, Offers Unique Viewing During Solar Eclipse

The celestial spectacle of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will be visible until June, with special viewing opportunities during the April 8 solar eclipse.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, known as the 'Devil Comet' due to its horn-like appearance during outbursts, is now visible in the night sky and will be until June 2024.
The comet will make its closest approach to the Sun on April 21, 2024, and to Earth on June 2, making it visible with binoculars or telescopes, and potentially to the naked eye in dark locations.
Special viewing opportunities include the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8, where the comet may be visible near Jupiter and the eclipsed Sun to those within the path of totality.
The comet's visibility varies by hemisphere, with the best viewing times in the Northern Hemisphere over the next few weeks, and in the Southern Hemisphere from mid-April to early June.
This celestial event serves as a prelude to another potentially spectacular comet, 2023/A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, expected later in the year.