The "devil's comet" is seen once every 70 years and now is the time. Write down your day!
Scientifically called 2P/Pons-Brooks, but more commonly known as the "Devil's Comet," it was last seen in 1954. As it completes its orbit every 71.3 years, it follows a period when astronomers, including amateurs, will keep your eyes on the sky. The next date will be observed only in 2095.
The point of maximum visibility will be April 21, but the comet with a diameter of 39 kilometers has been visible from Earth since this week, writes The Independent.
Green in color, the "Devil's Comet" gets its nickname from two "horns" in its tail, which are nothing more than gas and ice eruptions that form from fissures that appear inside the nucleus.
One such eruption occurred last year, making it shine a hundred times brighter than usual.
Unfortunately, however, as Live Science writes, the comet, similar to a horseshoe, is beginning to lose its "horns", which will soon disappear completely.
Over time, since its discovery in 1812, the comet, more than 3 times bigger than Everest, has been baptized in many ways, including the "Millennium Falcon".
The comet has already been spotted in the night sky in Spain, and experts believe it should get brighter in the coming weeks as it gets closer to the sun.
