- Lucie Dospivová
- ustav
- 11.03.2024
- Institute of Physics in Opava
On Saturday, 9th of March, 2024, NASA published a captivating image titled "Comet Pons-Brooks in Northern Spring" as the prestigious Astronomical Picture of the Day. Captured by Petr Horálek from the Institute of Physics in Opava, this remarkable image was snapped on 5th of March, 2024, near the Slovak town of Revúca. Horálek ventured to this location under clear skies to record comet 12P/Pons-Brooks alongside the Andromeda galaxy. Serendipity played a significant role in the creation of this stunning image. Even now, several days later, the comet remains visible to the naked eye, especially under pristine night skies far from urban light pollution, making it a spectacle accessible even through modest telescopes.