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POPSStargazing! This sight is great for anyone who likes astronomy and great space pics!
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POPSNovember sky This pic captured in southern France Nov 11/07, with comet Holmes near constellation Perseus.
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POPSComet Holmes Take a look at some of the amazing photos taken by stargazers all over the world.
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POPSHolmes Shakes Tail in Nightsky At this time, Comet Holmes doesn't appear to have a tail. Astronomers do not know if one will eventually become visible. You can follow Comet Holmes progress with the naked eye. It can be seen in the northeast evening sky. It is in the Perseus constellation. First face the North Star (Polaris) and locate the constellation Cassiopeia, which is at about 2 o'clock from Polaris. Perseus is at about 4 o'clock from Cassiopeia. In the Perseus constellation, find the brightest star, Mirfak. Mirfak is the top corner of a small triangle. Comet Holmes is the lower-left corner of the small triangle.
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POPSComet 17P/Holmes outburst Comet 17P/Holmes A 30-minute exposure by I. Roberts (England) revealed "a very dense circular nucleus surrounded by symmetrical nebulosity, which gave the comet the appearance of a nebulous star." He measured the coma as 39 arc seconds across and the nuclear condensation as 14 arc seconds across. very early on the morning of October 24, Juan Antonio HenrÂ’quez Santana (Spain) reported that the comet was much brighter than expected. Through the end of October, most observers were reporting the comet holding at magnitude 2.6-2.8. G. W. Kronk obtained this image of comet 17P/Holmes on 2007 October 28.
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POPSExploding comet draws attention The comet has grown larger than Jupiter, and can now be seen with the naked eye in the constellation Perseus.It is said to be, like the shoemaker levy collision with Jupiter, a once in a lifetime event. I'don't know how far away it is, but I'll paste to a link in comments with more technical details, (and a better picture) in comments.
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POPSA Comet Goes Poof! Anyone who's bored on a rainy Sunday should just browse the news - so much fun happening out of this world! :) For more info, read the whole article at Spaceweather.com, or here at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025155840.htm
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POPSComet 17P/Holmes Erupts in the Sky "Hi List, In the ancient constellation of Perseus (Rising in the NE just after Sunset and highest in the sky around 2-4 am), a fading comet has suddenly exploded back into life. This comet, 17P Holmes, is suddenly visible to the naked eye, although it had already swung by its perihelion months ago and was now about 2.5 AU from the Sun. (and a little bit more than the Sun-Mars distance from Earth). Initially mistaken for a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy, Comet Holmes was discovered in 1892, and has had a lesser outburst before... Not bad for a Jupiter family (main belt asteroid like) comet estimated at less than 3.5 Km in diameter. What is happing aboard Comet Holmes? Why is it suddenly 100,000 times brighter than it was before? Don't touch that dial and stay tuned for some exciting scenes next week :-) Happy Hunting, Doug" meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
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