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Comet Holmes
Taken 10-25-2007
f6.3 & 790mm focal length
This Comet was discovered in 1892
Comet 17P/Holes is currently 1.6AU from us, or about 148.8 million miles
Taken
October 26 2007
f10 & 1250mm focal length
This Comet was discovered in 1892
Comet 17P/Holes is currently 1.6AU from us, or about 148.8 million miles
This comet was at 17 magnitude - fainter than what any amateur telescope could see.
Overnight, it flared-up in brightness over one million times to about mag 2.7 - it is very easy to see in the constellation
of Perseus near the star Mirfak in the center of Perseus. This star is mag 1.8, so the comet is only slightly fainter.
There is no tail visible, only a very bright coma. This is a very unusual sight & comet - well worth going out to
see. In binoculars (7x50) - it looks like a fuzzy star.
Taken
October 30th 2007
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