Tonight comet Holmes is in front of several stars. Comet Holmes large fragment broke off and disintegrated into tiny dust particles which scattered to create the bubble we see. Catch the comet this week before full moon. Information suggest that the comet bubble cloud will expand in weeks (and months?) but will grow fainter as it continues to expand.
I will try to post more of my pics tomorrow.
more info at
Comet Holmes Now Bigger Than the Sun
Friday, November 16, 2007
By Robert Roy Britt
"The offset nature of the coma, seen in ground-based images, suggests "a large fragment broke off and subsequently disintegrated into tiny dust particles after moving away from the main nucleus," Hubble astronomers said in a statement Thursday."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311868,00.html
Monday, November 19, 2007
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