Will it get dark enough during the total solar eclipse for comet 12P/Pons-Brooks to be seen with the naked eye? Possibly—if you're in the path of totality, that 115 miles wide track of the moon ...
As a bonus, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will be close to one of them. To even stand a chance of seeing anything of interest during this eclipse you must be inside this 115 miles wide path of totality ...
Jupiter will be about 30 degrees from the eclipsed sun. Here’s a wildcard: The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet, which returns once every 71 years, will be blazing by at the time. It is not guaranteed to ...