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EXPLAINED: Iia astronomers photograph comet p12 pons brooks | Rare Historical Photos

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have used the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) in Hanle, Ladakh, to photograph the Comet P12/Pons-Brooks.

The photograph of the Comet P12/Pons-Brooks was taken on November 21.

According to IIA, this comet has recently attracted much attention from the astronomy community and the media due to its many outbursts of gas and dust and has been dubbed the Devil Comet or the Millennium Falcon due to its appearance.

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