12p 20240429 mmattiazzo

12P Pons-Brooks on 2024 April 29 at 09:00UT.
using a Canon 6D + Sigma 200mm. 20x20sec iso1600. FOV 4 deg. North lower right. from Swan Hill, Victoria, Aus.
Note the big bend in the ion tail, affected by the turbulent solar wind. The well separated dust tail has sharp curvature towards the north. Visual estimate through 8x40mm binoculars = 4.5
Not visible to the naked eye.