Relatively in the same general area of the sky, very diffuse, but still
visible in binoculars, Comet Holmes fades into astronomical history after
causing quite a stir and leaving us with a mystery.
Jerry Flaherty
Hi Jerry,
In fact it is still visible with the naked eye, even from downtown Leiden (100
000 inhabitants). The day before yesterday I could still see it naked eye, not
as clearly as early November but still clearer than M31.
It is almost 50 arcminutes wide now, so going towards a degree.
Some of my pictures here:
http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/search/label/17P%2FHolmes
I think it will still be around for a while. Around Christmas it will be around
1deg 16' wide if the current trend of expansion continues. How bright it will be
by that time, I dare not say.
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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DMS website: http://www.dmsweb.org
private website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek
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