Important Takeaways:

• For the first time in 71 years, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, a.k.a. the “Mother of Dragons” or “Devil comet,” is coming relatively close to the sun.
• This unusually large comet is estimated to be as big as Mount Everest, and it gets its nickname “Devil comet” from the horn-shaped outbursts located in its coma — the localized cloud of gas, dust, and ice particles that wraps the comet’s solid nucleus in a nebulous envelope.
• During the total solar eclipse, when the moon completely eclipses the sun, the skies will darken enough that you may barely be able to see the Devil comet with your naked eye.
• In close-up photos, the comet appears as a green streak in the sky due to the high levels of dicarbon it contains that emit green light. But, if you spot it during totality on Monday, the comet will likely show up as a tiny gray smudge.
• During the eclipse, the Devil comet will still be two weeks away from reaching its closest distance to the sun, which is when it would be at its brightest.
• If you don’t see the comet on April 8, try again in the days leading up to April 21, when it will be nearest to the sun and brightest.

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