Nasa+ Christmas Comet 2024. Discovered by donald machholz in 1986,. This new composite image enhances the resemblance to a christmas tree through choices of color and rotation.
Discovered in early 2023, it’s been called a potential “comet of the century”. Most astronomers agree the southern delta aquariids originate from comet 96p/machholz, which orbits the sun every 5.3 years.