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Originally Posted by Dave Mitsky
According to Starry Night Pro, 17P/Holmes should pass within approximately 19 arc minutes of Mirfak at 1:00 UT on November 19 (8:00 p.m. EST on November 18). Given the constantly increasing size of the comet's coma, it certainly seems possible that it will occult Mirfak.
Dave Mitsky
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Well, tonight's the night. Last night the comet looked like it was almost dead center on Alpha Persei, with the naked eye. In fact, if I didn't know it was Comet Holmes I would have dismissed it as part of the background star clusters, so prevalent in Perseus.