Huge comet outburst reported, 17P/Holmes |
Huge comet outburst reported, 17P/Holmes |
Oct 24 2007, 02:11 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 30-May 05 Member No.: 396 |
I didnt know in which category of the forum this should be reported:
http://www.fototime.com/%7BE39A64F6-CE74-4...%7D/picture.JPG http://perso.orange.fr/fkometes/images/com...422-9x5sz05.JPG Comet 17p/Holmes from 15 mag to 3!! Already visible to naked eye! |
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Oct 30 2007, 02:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
Glorious! Had a beautiful view of it this evening. I even persuaded my wife, who has a broken knee, to make the trek with her walker out into our driveway to see it, using my 20x80 binoculars. The comparison to M13 is apt, but this is MUCH brighter. Sky and Telescope calls this "the strangest comet to burst onto the celestial scene in our lifetime." I believe it!
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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