A rare 'Devil Comet' will appear during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's how to see the Mt. Everest-sized space rock.

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 08:30

Copet 12P/Pons-Brooks streaking across a dark, starry sky with a bright yellow star shining on the upper left. — Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks glows green as it streaks through space with bright star Hamal shining in the background. You might be able to spot this comet during the total solar eclipse.
Dan Bartlett

During the total solar eclipse on April 8th, the fiery green "Devil comet" could be visible too.
This Mount Everest-sized comet orbits our sun every 71 years, and won't return until 2095.
The timing offers a rare opportunity to simultaneously see a comet and a total solar eclipse.

Eclipse watchers might be in for a two-for-one special on Monday.

On April 8, the moon will blot out the sun over a significant portion of the US, plunging cities from Texas to Maine into several minutes of darkness.