Comet Holmes Grows a Tail

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So the mystery is resolved at last. He’s just a lonely comet who drifted towards the sun looking for a bit of tail.

djm

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Ah, its mother must be so proud.

T

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If you’ve never seen a comet, this is your chance. I spotted it with my naked eyes even in our brightly lit neighborhood. With 7x50 binocs it was quite a pretty little fuzzy ball. Here’s a map of where to look:
http://spaceweather.com/images2007/24oct07/skymap_north_holmes.gif

The big “W” of Casseiopia is easy to spot, then just scan downwards.

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If you’ve never seen a comet, this is your chance. I spotted it with my naked eyes even in our brightly lit neighborhood. With 7x50 binocs it was quite a pretty little fuzzy ball. Here’s a map of where to look:
http://spaceweather.com/images2007/24oct07/skymap_north_holmes.gif

The big “W” of Casseiopia is easy to spot, then just scan downwards.