Comet Leonard has broken into pieces as it rounds the sun

Multimedia 13:27 24 Mar, 2022

After shining in telescopes and camera views through 2021, the comet is no more

Comet Leonard has broken into pieces as it rounds the sun

The brightest comet of 2021 has disintegrated, Qazet.az reports according to EarthSky.

Astrophotographer Chris Schur captured this stunning photo of Comet Leonard on Dec. 4, 2021 from Payson, Arizona using a 10-inch Newtonian telescope and 60-minute camera exposure.

An icy wanderer known as Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) fell apart during its perihelion, or closest approach to the sun, the report said. Perihelion was projected for Jan. 3, roughly a year after the comet's discovery.