{"id":237,"date":"2024-04-03T22:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/?p=237"},"modified":"2024-05-15T22:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T14:46:00","slug":"unmasking-the-devils-comet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/unmasking-the-devils-comet\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMASKING THE DEVIL&#8217;S COMET"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Marvel than Malevolence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Australians may not have the opportunity to witness the upcoming solar eclipse in person,  we are in for a special treat later this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the morning of 22 April, astronomy enthusiasts will be able to view the rare \u201cDevil Comet\u201d that will be visible in Australia for the first time in 70 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comet 12\/P Pons-Brooks is predicted to be larger than Mount Everest and is a result of cryo-volcanic eruptions of ice, as the comet gets closer to the sun, the ice heats up, causing it to evaporate into a gas which produces a fuzzy green haze that looks like a horned tail, which is where the name \u201cDevil Comet\u201d comes from, it is also known as \u201cMother of Dragons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The question everyone is asking&#8230;..Is Earth in danger?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now with all the latest movies, in particular the one I happened to watch over the weekend, called \u201cGreenland\u201d and with an ominous name like \u201cDevil Comet,\u201d should we be worried about it hitting Earth\u2026\u2026\u2026no, there is no danger to Earth from this comet. Scientists and Astronomers have actually known about this comet since 1812 but observations weren\u2019t precise enough to predict exactly when or where it would return so it was then rediscovered in 1883. However, more modern astronomers have been recreating a timeline of the comet and believe it may be as early as 1385. So even though this comet is inside the orbit of Earth, it is still not even as close as our sister planet, Venus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time it was at the closest point to the sun was in 1954 so this is an event you do not want to miss. Astronomers also believe it may even be visible during the solar eclipse because of its orbit near the sun, making it a once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Devils-comet-orbit-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Devils Comet Orbit\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Devils-comet-orbit-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Devils-comet-orbit-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Devils-comet-orbit-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Devils-comet-orbit.png 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: TheSkyLive.com 3D Solar System Viewer, Background Image: ESO\/S. Brunier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So where do you look to view it?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The comet can be located in the sky by finding Venus (which burns bright before dawn), and looking below it in a line between the sun, just above the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/where-to-view-DC.png\" alt=\"Where to view DC\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/where-to-view-DC.png 704w, https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/where-to-view-DC-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Let me know if you plan to view it on the 22<sup>nd <\/sup>April \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devil Comet Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCmCwurF2WU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Marvel than Malevolence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[46,47,49,50,48],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astronomy","tag-astronomy","tag-australia","tag-devil-comet","tag-rare","tag-witness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skyfullofmagic.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}