A COMET SHAPED LIKE THE MILLENNIUM FALCON: Astronomers are monitoring a very unusual #comet. A few days ago, #Comet12PPons-Brooks brightened, spewing plumes of debris. It could be the eruption of an ice volcano on the comet's surface. https://spaceweather.com for more, and if this comet actually made the #KesselRun in less than twelve parsecs. #StarWars

Image: A backyard telescope image of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on July 24, 2023. Credit: David Strange of Salcombe Regis, East Devon, UK