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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Nov 12 2007, 11:12 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Maybe that was your light pollution Doug cos from up here in t'Lakes Holmes looked beautiful in binocs last night. Perhaps a touch dimmer but not a lot, and still very obvious to the naked eye. In my 4.5"'s 24mm eyepiece it almost filled the field of view, and although the outer areas looked a bit more diffuse there was still a bright, elongated core. In binocs I was blown away by the view - much better than last week, I actually thought.
Maybe it helped that last night was gorgeously clear and bitterly cold up here, with even a touch of frost twinkling away on the ground. It was ******* freezing when I got up at 05.50 to watch ISS go over, and was treated also to the sight of venus blazing away like a lantern in the SE too. Just for my own satisfaction I tracked down the star 55 Cancri in my binocs too, wondering what it would be like to go there and see the new planet for real... All in all a fantastic night, and I think we'll be able to follow Holmes for a little while longer yet - it had better still be naked eye on Friday night at least, I have an astronomy society" skywatch" planned for showing it to people, up at the castle!! -------------------- |
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