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Old 19-November-2007, 02:26 PM
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Default Picture of Comet Holmes from the Sky & Telescope website.
Nice picture and some more info:

http://media.skyandtelescope.com/ima...mes+Dyer_l.jpg

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/11372856.html

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One possible explanation that's almost certainly not correct is that it was struck by an asteroidal fragment. Although this comet occupies the realm between Mars and Jupiter, its orbital inclination (19°) actually keeps 17P/Holmes well separated from most denizens of the asteroid belt. Moreover, counting the outbursts that occurred during and after its discovery in 1892, three collisions would be needed to explain all the activity.
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what amazing images!
I wish I could see it from down under (35 lat Sth)
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It's been overcast here all week! Boo, hiss.
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It's been overcast here all week! Boo, hiss.
It's kind of hard to see now with the naked eye since it is dimming and its current position is almost in front of Alpha Persei. The waxing gibbous Moon isn't helping in the early evening.
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