Will it get dark enough during the total solar eclipse for comet 12P/Pons-Brooks to be seen with the naked eye? Possibly—if you're in the path of totality, that 115 miles wide track of the moon ...

Ordinarily, 12P/Pons-Brooks would be far too faint to see during the day, but when the eclipse causes the sun to darken, there is at least a chance the comet will pop out of the gloaming.

As a bonus, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will be close to one of them. To even stand a chance of seeing anything of interest during this eclipse you must be inside this 115 miles wide path of totality ...

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, nicknamed the 'Mother of Dragons,' is currently visible in the skies of the Northern Hemisphere, offering stargazers an opportunity to witness its celestial journey.