The comet reached peak brightness tonight; here's a shot taken from my back deck

[Mousetoescamper]

The 12P/Pons-Brooks Comet visits the inner solar system every 71 years and reached perihelion — the point in its elliptical orbit when it's closest to the sun — tonight (April 21). I wasn’t able to see it with my naked eyes or through binoculars because it was positioned in the glow of sunset and behind thin clouds here in Lancaster, PA. My 14mm lens was able to catch it, though.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. What a wonderful capture, my dear Mousetoescamper!

It's a beautiful shot.

The clouds are wonderful, and the stars too, plus the clear tail of the comet!

Congrats!

[Mousetoescamper]

4. Thanks!

[2naSalit]

2. Cool!

Thanks for sharing, I don't think I'll be able to actually see that, too many clouds.

[Mousetoescamper]

5. Thanks and you're welcome!

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. You live in Egypt?

[Mousetoescamper]

6. Egypt in the Susquehanna Valley. Lots of tourists. Few camels.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Very nice! Thanks for sharing this, Mousetoescamper.

Remember Kohoutek? I saw that one. It was awesome and visible to the naked eye. ❤️

[Mousetoescamper]

8. Thanks and you're welcome!

I remember Kohoutek and all the buzz it stirred, but didn't get to see it. I did get to see Hyakutake in the mid-1990s, though, and even took a photo, although it showed no tail.

[Dave Bowman]

9. Halley's Comet's anticipated return in 86 was a big disappointment but

The most spectacular was Hale–Bopp back in 95. I'll never forget how amazed I was.

[LastDemocratInSC]

10. Are you sure that's the comet?

It's currently in Taurus below Jupiter at magnitude 4.5. I'm not sure you could see that at sunset.

There is a prominent feature that appears to be a contrail, however.

[Mousetoescamper]

11. Pretty sure. That's a 6.6 second exposure

Here it is at 1/10 second.

[HAB911]

12. Outstanding work!

[Mousetoescamper]

13. Thanks!